B-17 41-24452 Monument
Details:
Outside the front gate of the town cemetery at the angle of Rue de Montamets and Rue de Fresnes.
Monument
A small standalone stone wall with white plaques on both sides commemorating the US aviators of a B-17 from the 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group that crashed in the area during WWII. Some of the crew were taken POW; the crew listed on the monument were KIA.
Monument Text:
Plaque 1:
En memoire des trois aviateurs, membres de l'equipage du B17 de la 8eme Air Force, decedes
apres avoir ete abattus par les chasseurs de la Luftwaffe, au-dessus de la commune d'ORGEVAL
le 20 Decembre 1942
Pilote: St Lieutenant Robert S. English (tue dans l'action)
Mitrailleur de tourelle: T/Sgt Allen W. Haynes (blesse au combat, decede a Paris)
Mitrailleur de queue: Sgt. Steve Stefula (blesse au combat, decede a Paris)
« Qu'ils restent dans notre memoire »
English translation:
In memory of the three airmen, crew members of an 8th USAF B-17, who died after having been shot down by Luftwaffe fighters over Orgeval on December 20th 1942
Pilot: 1st Lt Robert S. English (KIA)
Top turret gunner: TSgt Allen W. Hayes (WIA, died in Paris)
Tail gunner: Sgt Steve Stefula (WIA, died in Paris)
"May they linger in our memory"
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group
8th Air Force
91st Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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