Inside the chapel that is a building extension to the Parham Airfield Museum.

A rectangular wooden plaque with a dedication message inscribed in English in black lettering followed by a depiction of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The plaque commemorates 1Lt William M. Mencow who served in the 615th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, during World War II. He was on the crew members of the B-17G #43-38159 "Wolf Pack" during a mission to bomb the Leuna synthetic oil refinery at Merseburg, Germany. They were hit by enemy flak and crashed near Wallendorf, Germany. Only the pilot survived.

The crew of the B-17 #43-38159:

Herbert Oas: Pilot

Thomas A Hayes: Co-Pilot

William E Brereton: Radio Operator

Byron K Cook: Top Turret Gunner

John G Dunn: Right Waist Gunner

William H Green: Navigator

William M Mencow: Bombardier

Theodore Monarcky: Ball Turret Gunner

John J Reardon: Tail Gunner

Source of information: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk, Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, www.honorstates.org

Source of photo: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register

IN MEMORY OF

1^ST LT/ WILLIAM . M . MENCOW

KILLED IN ACTION 2^ND NOV 1944

401^ST BOMB GROUP <HV>