C-47 42-100801 and 42-108884 Crash Monument
Details:
In the grove of trees on the east side of the road. Monument
A large white stone panel affixed on a brick wall. The monument was erected in 1946 and is dedicated to the 15 victims of the American crew of the C-47 #42-100801 “Piccadilly Filly” and C-47 #42-108884 and to the 20 civilians. The design is from J.A. Verhoeven.
The planes were brought down by one of many anti-aircraft guns surrounding the area on September 17, 1944. Picadilly Filly crashed on the farm of family Spliethof while the Clay Pigeon crashed south-west near Bladel. Both were towing a glider and on a mission during the attack.
Source of images: ww.tracesofwar.com, commons.wikimedia.org
Monument Text:
AARTS, E. BROEKHUIJSEN, H.M. ERMES, TH. FLIPSE, W.K. FREERICKS, J.C.M. V.D. HEIJDEN, F.A. HOOIJEN, J. HOOIJEN, M.U. KOK, J.J. DE LEEST, C. SEUNTJENS, C.J.T. SPLIETHOF, B.J. SPLIETHOF, G.A. SPLIETHOF, W VAN DE VEN, J.C. VAN DE VEN, N. WOUTERS, L.P. |
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R.I.P.
1940 – 1949 |
GILMORE, C.W. THOMAS, ROBERT. V.H. GOLDEN, W.F. DIFALCO, GUY. L. LEHR, RALPH. E. UHLENBROCK, P.H. PETERSON, E. D. RICE, J.B. DOMINIC, R. J. FINDLEY, J.A. SEIBEL, T.J. SNELLING, F.L. WHITE, HARVEY CERVO, JOSEPH BURKE, JOHN, E. |
Commemorates:
People:
Ralph Edward “Swede”, Sr. Lehr
Units:
437th Troop Carrier Group
83rd Troop Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Market Garden
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