Monument Details

301st TCS Appreciation Plaque

Details:

To the right of the entrance door.

Plaque

A painted green metal plaque inscribed in English text giving appreciation to the locals who rescued and recovered the 301^st Troop Carrier Squadron aircrew and passengers. Douglas C-47A 42-93038 of the 441st TCG, USAAF, flew into the cliffs in Cairngarroch Bay near Portpatrick and crashed on the 27th July 1944. At the foot of a cliff on the crash site is another memorial for the victims.

Monument Text:

IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR THEIR

RESCUE AND RECOVERY OF THE 301 TCS

AIRCREW AND THEIR PASSENGERS, WE

THANK THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ALL

THOSE WHO HAVE MEMORIALIZED OUR

FALLEN BROTHERS

DEDICATED 5 JUNE 2007

BY THE 301ST AIRCRAFT SQUADRON

TRAVIS AFB, CA

Commemorates:

Units:

301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group

9th Air Force

US Army Air Corps

Wars:

WWII