Located in the town hall's park.

A rectangular plaque mounted on a low limestone pedestal bears the insignia of the Eighth Air Force and the coat of arms of Pringy. Written in French, the inscription commemorates the crew of the B-24 Liberator Buckeye of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, which was shot down over Pringy on January 7, 1944, while returning from a bombing mission against Ludwigshafen, Germany. It lists the names of all ten crew members, along with their ranks, Army serial numbers, crew positions, and wartime fates; two of the crew were aided by the local resistance to evade capture.

 The monument was dedicated by the Mayor of Pringy and the Municipal Council on June 18, 2025.

Source of photos: Damien Andre, facebook/ Association E/M Cherokee

EN MÉMOIRE DES AVIATEURS AMÉRICAINS DU B24 LIBERATOR "BUCKEYE" ABATTU À PRINGY

PAR LA D.C.A. ALLEMANDE LE 7 JANVIER 1944

AU RETOUR D'UNE MISSION DE BOMBARDEMENT SUR LUDWIGSHAFEN EN ALLEMAGNE

328TH BOMB SQUADRON - 93RD BOMB GROUP - 8TH AIR FORCE

2ND LT JAMES R. CARNAHAN O-736472 - PILOT - POW

2ND LT EDWARD C. MILLER O-806491 - COPILOT - ESC

2ND LT SIGMUND SPRITZ O-682256 - NAVIGATOR - WIA/POW

2ND LT WILLIAM "BILL" HANSEN JR. O-741514 - BOMBARDIER - POW

S/SGT WILLIS E. SPELLMAN 15107422 - RADIO OPERATOR - WIA/ESC

S/SGT WARREN H. LONG 15329104 - TOP TURRET GUNNER/ENGINEER - WIA/POW

S/SGT ROBERT K. FRUTH 15329708 - WAIST GUNNER - ESC

S/SGT DANIEL J. PARVESE 12168556 - WAIST GUNNER - POW

S/SGT WILLIAM D. WAHRHEIT 32504330 - TAIL GUNNER - KIA

SGT JAY W. STEARNS 35515624 - BALL TURRET GUNNER - KIA

EN RECONNAISSANCE DE LEUR SACRIFICE POUR LE PEUPLE FRANÇAIS ET POUR LA LIBERTÉ

LE MAIRE DE PRINGY ÉRIC CHOMAUDON ET LE CONSEIL MUNICIPAL - 18 JUIN 2025

English translation:

IN MEMORY OF THE AMERICAN AIRMEN OF THE B-24 LIBERATOR "BUCKEYE" SHOT DOWN AT PRINGY

BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSES ON JANUARY 7, 1944

WHILE RETURNING FROM A BOMBING MISSION OVER LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY

IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SACRIFICE FOR THE FRENCH PEOPLE AND FOR FREEDOM.

THE MAYOR OF PRINGY, ÉRIC CHOMAUDON, AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL JUNE 18, 2025.