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Sgt Walter Murphy Sies Memorial Marker

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Details:

Located in the last row, reading from left to right.

Marker

A rectangular black stone marker commemorating Sgt Walter Murphy Sies, flight engineer/ gunner in B-24 "Super Wolf" (42-95080), 791st Bombardment Squadron, 467th Bombardment Group (Heavy). On the return from a mission striking marshaling yards in Osnabrück, Germany, the aircraft was hit by heavy flak and crew bailed out north of Emmen, Netherlands.  Sgt Sies was killed when his parachute failed to open, was initially interred in Nieuw Dordrecht General Cemetery, and later re-buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. Installed in 2017, the marker displays the fallen soldiers name, date of death, age, service units, and unit insignia.

Source of photos: Jake Porter MBE, Royal British Legion, James Yentz

Monument Text:

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Commemorates:

People:

Walter Murphy Sies

Units:

467th Bomber Group, Heavy

790th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy

United States Air Force

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

Other images :