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B-17 (41-24399) 'Man-O-War' Churchyard Plaque -91st Bomber Group

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Details:

At the entrance to the churchyard.

Plaque

A marble plaque thanking the people of Opijnen for honoring the American crewmen of the B-17 (41-24399) "MAN-O-WAR" that crashed over Opijnen.

Monument Text:

IN GRATITUDE

TO THE PEOPLE OF OPIJNEN

FOR HONORING

EIGHT AMERICAN B17 CREWMEN

KILLED IN ACTION HERE

DURING WWII

THEY REST IN THIS CHURCHYARD

 

THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S CLUB OF A'DAM

AND THE BETTY MACDONALD FOUNDATION

Commemorates:

People:

Douglas Victor Blackwood

John Bruce

Americo Cianfichi

Robert Urquhart Duggan

George Richard Krueger

Keene Chadwick McCammon

Daniel Victor Ohman

Mike Anthony Perrotta

Hermon Daines Poling

Harold Royce Sparks

Units:

1st Air Division

322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy

8th Air Force

91st Bomber Group

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII