Hoeksche Waard Luchtoorlog Monument
Details:
On the west side of the road. Monument A steel art structure dedicated to the 87 Allied Aircrew members who lost their lives in the area of Hoeksche Waard, a delta island in South Holland. Fifteen of the aircrew lost were members of the USAAF. Seven members are buried at Margraten American War Cemetery in Limburg, one was returned to the U.S.. There are seven names listed on the wall at Margraten as Missing in Action
Monument Text:
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Place of crash |
November 5, 1943 |
Place of Grave
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Hollands diep 29 near |
2Lt. W.C. Carr USAAF 0401752 -22 year |
Missing |
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Strijen-Sas |
1Lt. W.J. Johnson USAAF 0-678417 - 23 year |
Margraten |
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Sgt. R.W. East USAAF 35486698 - 22 year |
Missing |
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Sgt. R.G. True USAAF 12471791 - 22 year |
Missing |
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Sgt J.F. Greer USAAF 34356868 - 33 year |
Missing |
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Sgt A.R. Richard USAAF 11096678 - 20 year |
Missing |
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Sgt. R.E. Woodyatt USAAF 36381033 - 27 year |
Missing |
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November 11, 1943 |
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Numansdorp |
2Lt. R.B. O'Hara USAAF 0-672396-22 year |
Margraten |
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2Lt. J.F. Wolf USAAF 0-742042 - 25 year |
Margraten |
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2Lt. R.W. Combs USAAF 0-800230 - 21 year |
Missing |
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S/Sgt. H.A. Jeschke USAAF 32361478 - 26 year |
Margraten |
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S/Sgt. R.W. Hicklin USAAF 38181546 - 29 year |
Margraten |
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Sgt. J.D. Petrus USAAF 33367122 - year |
Tarnaqua, USA |
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S/Sgt D.E. Savage USAAF 31152417 - 22 year |
Margraten |
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Puttershock |
November 16, 1943 |
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Willemsdorp 31 |
2Lt. J.L. Ryan jr. USAAF 0-801091 – year |
Margraten |
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Commemorates:
People:
Units:
331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group
Wars:
WWII
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