On the east side of the road.

A rectangular bronze plaque containing a commemoration message and a list of names of the crew and their status. The plaque is written in French in raised lettering and is mounted on an oval-like boulder. On the top-left corner of the plaque is the 305th Bomb Group insignia. The monument is often obscured by ivy or flowers.

B-17 #42-5220 was shot down on April 16, 1943, by German fighters while heading for the submarine base in Lorient for a bombing mission. Five members were Killed in Action, and the other five survived but were taken as prisoners.

Source of photos: Philippe Jegousse / www.aerosteles.net

A LA MÉMOIRE

DE L'ÉQUIPAGE DU BOMBARDIER

B17F AMÉRICAIN N 42-5220

TOMBÉ A KERGURUN

LE 16 AVRIL 1943

2nd/Lt Lawrence L. LEACH Jr - Mort au combat

1st/Lt Homer P. ANDERSEN - Prisonnier de guerre

2nd/Lt Voyle E. SPENCE - Prisonnier de guerre

2nd/Lt Donald A. WORSELY - Prisonnier de guerre

T/Sgt Joseph W. TERRELL - Prisonnier de guerre

S/Sgt Jimmie H. SMITH - Mort au combat

S/Sgt John TOTH Jr - Mort au combat

S/Sgt Floyd M. WILLIAMSON - Mort au combat

T/Sgt David M. BOGDAN - Mort au combat

S/Sgt Leroy F. SYKES - Prisonnier de guerre

English translation:

IN MEMORY

OF THE CREW OF THE AMERICAN BOMBER

B17F BOMBER N 42-5220

WHICH FELL AT KERGURUN

ON APRIL 16, 1943

2nd/Lt Lawrence L. LEACH Jr - Killed in action

1st/Lt Homer P. ANDERSEN - Prisoner of war

2nd/Lt Voyle E. SPENCE - Prisoner of War

2nd/Lt Donald A. WORSELY - Prisoner of War

T/Sgt Joseph W. TERRELL - Prisoner of War

S/Sgt Jimmie H. SMITH - Killed in action

S/Sgt John TOTH Jr - Killed in action

S/Sgt Floyd M. WILLIAMSON - Killed in action

T/Sgt David M. BOGDAN - Killed in action

S/Sgt Leroy F. SYKES - Prisoner of War