Fallen Bombers in Médoc Information Boards
Details:
To the right of the monument.
Two information boards in wooden frames containing the list of American bombers that fell in Medoc and the map of their crash. The first board is written in French in black and red lettering. There are inconsistencies between the info board and the center plaque on the monument specifically on points 3, 5, 8. Also, the dates of the crash on the info board for points 1, 2, and 3 are different on the plaque (December 31 vs November 31). The type of aircraft inscribed also conflicts but the inscription on the plaque is more accurate than on the board except for the “Harmful Lil’ Armful” which should be a B-24.
Source of photos: www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
-Avions américains abattus dans le Médoc-
-Guerre 1939/1945-
1. 31/ 12/ 1943 : Sud de Soulac.
- B24 Liberator «Le Harmful Lil Armfut[sic]»
- Évadés : 2 / Prisonniers : 5 / Décédés : 2
2. 31/ 12/ 1943 : En mer au large de Carcans.
- B24 Liberator «Le Buzz Buggy»
- Décédés : 10 / Corps retrouvés : 5
3. 31/ 12/ 1943 : Lieu-dit palus de Bas, Saint Seurin de Cadourne.
- B17 «Lady Luck»
- Évadés : 7 / Prisonniers : 3
4. 05/ 01/ 1944 : Lieu-dit Baynasse route de Maubuisson, bordure lac.
- B17 «Special Delivery»
- Évadés : 5 / Prisonniers : 5
5. 05/ 01/ 1944 : Lieu-dit les Matouneyres, Carcans.
- B17 «Black Jack IV»
- Évadés : 5 / Prisonniers : 4 / Décédés : 1
6. 05/ 01/ 1944 Rive du lac, Hourtin.
- B17 «Lucky Lady»
- Évadés : 6 / Prisonniers : 3 / Décédés : 1
7. 05/ 01/ 1944 : Lieu-dit Le Jonc, Saint Laurent de Médoc.
- B17 «Sioux City Queen»
- Évadés : 5 / Prisonniers : 3 / Décédés : 2
8. 05/ 01/ 1944 : Lieu-dit Monglas, Saint Laurent de Médoc.
- B17 «Lil Butch»
- Évadés : 2 / Décédés : 8
9. 19/ 06/ 1944 Lieu-dit Coutarisse, Saint Germain d'Esdteuil.
- B17 «Breezing Home»
- Évadés : 10 / Repris faits Prisonniers : 8
10. 19/ 06/ 1944 Lieu-dit Tartifume (prés du golf), Pessac.
- B17
- Prisonniers : 2 / Tués à leur sortie de l'avion : 2 / Décédés : 6
Pour consulter les documents sur l'histoire des aviateurs américains tombés en Médoc de 1943 à 1944, visitez les Musées "Regard sur le Passé à Hourtin" ou "la Maison du Combattant" à Carcans.
English translation:
-American planes shot down in the Médoc-
-1939/1945 War-
1. 31/ 12/ 1943: South of Soulac.
- B24 Liberator "The Harmful Lil Armfut [sic]".
- Escaped: 2 / Prisoners: 5 / Died: 2
2. 31/12/1943: At sea off Carcans.
- B24 Liberator "The Buzz Buggy
- Dead : 10 / Bodies found : 5
3. 31/ 12/ 1943: Place called Palus de Bas, Saint Seurin de Cadourne.
- B17 "Lady Luck”
- Escaped: 7 / Prisoners: 3
4. 05/ 01/ 1944: Place called Baynasse road of Maubuisson, edge of lake.
- B17 "Special Delivery”
- Escaped: 5 / Prisoners: 5
5. 05/ 01/ 1944 : Place called Matouneyres, Carcans.
- B17 "Black Jack IV”
- Escaped : 5 / Prisoners : 4 / Died : 1
6. 05/ 01/ 1944 Shore of the lake, Hourtin.
- B17 "Lucky Lady”
- Escaped: 6 / Prisoners: 3 / Died: 1
7. 05/ 01/ 1944: Place called Le Jonc, Saint Laurent de Médoc.
- B17 "Sioux City Queen”
- Escaped: 5 / Prisoners: 3 / Died: 2
8. 05/ 01/ 1944: Place called Monglas, Saint Laurent de Médoc.
- B17 "Lil Butch”
- Escaped: 2 / Died: 8
9. 19/ 06/ 1944 Place called Coutarisse, Saint Germain d'Esdteuil.
- B17 "Breezing Home”
- Escaped : 10 / Captured : 8
10. 19/ 06/ 1944 Place called Tartifume (near the golf course), Pessac.
- B17
- Prisoners : 2 / Killed when leaving the plane : 2 / Died : 6
To consult documents on the history of the American airmen who fell in the Médoc from 1943 to 1944, visit the museums "Regard sur le Passé à Hourtin (A look at the past in Hourtin)" or the "Maison du Combattant (The House of the Combattant)" in Carcans.
Commemorates:
People:
Lawrence Emil "Larry," Sr. Grauerholz
Hamp Brookshire, Jr. Nicholson
Units:
332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group (Heavy)
337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
399th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
410th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
510th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy
532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomb Group
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
615th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy
704th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, Heavy
715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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