B-17 (43-39338) Crash Site Plaque
Details:
On the superior exit of the Refuge des Mottets on the GR Tour du Mont Blanc.
Plaque
A grey plaque with an inscription commemorating the crew and passengers of the B-17 that crashed in the area just after WWII.
Monument Text:
In memoriam de l'equipage du B-17 #43-39338 US Army Air Forces
Aiguille des Glaciers, 1er Novembre 1946
In memory
Hudson H. Upham
Ford L. Fair
Lawrence L. Cobb, Jr.
Alfredo D. Ramirez
John E. Gilbert
William A. Hilton
Zoltan J. Dobovich
William S. Cassel
Comite pour la commemoration
4 Septembre 2011
English translation:
In memory of the crew of the B-17 #43-39338 USAAF
Commemoration
(names)
Committee
September 4th 2011
Commemorates:
People:
William Seldon “Billy” Cassell
Units:
15th Troop Carrier Squadron
United States Air Force
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