B-17 (42-31173) 'Maid to Please' Crash Site Memorial
Details:
By the road to La Coudray Farm, Berville.
Monument
Two poles forming a Victory "V"with a, aircraft propeller mounted between them. A plaque naming those killed in the crash. Two white flag poles.
The memorial remembers the crew of B-17 (42-31173) 'Maid to Please' of the 711th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group that crashed here on December 30, 1943.
Monument Text:
En Memoire
des
SLt Julian Y Shrero - SLt Joseph Y. Lamansky
SLt Lowell A. Doan - Sergt Dee L. Troxell
Membres de l'equipage du B-17G americain "Maid to Please"
abattu ici le 30.12.1943 lors de leur 1ere Mission
Passant souviens-toi!
ils sont morts pour notre liberte
des
SLt Julian Y Shrero - SLt Joseph Y. Lamansky
SLt Lowell A. Doan - Sergt Dee L. Troxell
Membres de l'equipage du B-17G americain "Maid to Please"
abattu ici le 30.12.1943 lors de leur 1ere Mission
Passant souviens-toi!
ils sont morts pour notre liberte
English translation:
In memory of (names), members of the crew of the American B-17G Maid to Please, shot down here on 30 Dec 1943 during their first mission.
Remember them as you pass, they died for your liberty
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
447th Bomber Group
711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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