B-26 Marauder (42-96080) 'The Flying Dutchman II' Memorial
Details:
Next to the town's war memorial in the local cemetery.
Plaque
A grey plaque with gold lettering commemorating US aviators who crashed in the area during WWII.
Monument Text:
LA COMMUNE DE SONGE LE GANELON
RECONNAISSANTE AUX MEMBRES DE
L'EQUIPAGE DU B-26 "MARAUDER"
TOMBE SUR SON TERRITOIRE LE 9 AOUT 1944
9TH USAAF/394TH BG/585TH BS
2ND/LT CHARLES L. KEE
2ND/LT FRANK W. RAMSEY
2ND/LT SAM SINGER
S/SGT VAN B. HEMETER
S/SGT MILTON P. STOLL
S/SGT WILLIAM L. NIX
English translation:
THE COMMUNE OF SONGE LE GANELON
IS GRATEFUL TO THE MEMBERS OF
OF THE B-26 "MARAUDER" CREW
THAT FELL ON ITS TERRITORY ON AUGUST 9, 1944
9TH USAAF/394TH BG/585TH BS
2ND/LT CHARLES L. KEE
2ND/LT FRANK W. RAMSEY
2ND/LT SAM SINGER
S/SGT VAN B. HEMETER
S/SGT MILTON P. STOLL
S/SGT WILLIAM L. NIX
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
394th Bomber Group
585th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII