Sgt Douglas R. Farris Cenotaph -306th Bomber Group
Details:
In the center of the cemetery, set apart form the other graves.
An inscribed civilian gravestone with a cross set on top.
A cenotaph of Sergeant Douglas A. Farris who was a crewman on
B17 (42-37718) of the 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group which crashed near Alstrup on Samso Island, Denmark on October 9, 1943. The B-17 was returning from a mission to Gdynia (Poland). Sgt Farris was KIA; the other crew members were taken as POWs.
A memorial members the crash of the the plane. See Site Alstrup, B-17 (42-37718) Crash Site Marker.
Source: Air War Over Denmark
Monument Text:
The inscription oil the memorial is inscribed in Danish and reads:
Douglas Farris
Serg. i de amk. Flyvetropper faldet i Luftkamp over
Samsų 9.10 1943
Besser Menighed satte Mindet
The English translation:
Douglas Farris
Sergeant in the American Air Force
fallen in an aerial battle over Samsų on
9 October 1943
Parishioners of Besser erected this memorial
Commemorates:
Units:
306th Bombardment Group
368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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