Attached to the front of the Municipal building

An inscribed red marble plaque.

The plaque remembers Sergeant Archie M. Lafond who was the Tail Gunner on the B-24 (42-52173) 'R-Baby' of the 736th Bomber Squadron, 454th Bomber Group, 15th Air Force that was shot down near here on July 7, 1944 after a mission to bomber the Odertal Refinery. Only Sgt Lafond was killed in action.  The rest were taken as POWs and the Pilot, 1LT John B. Wilson was able to evade capture.

Another memorial remembers Sgt Lafond and the Crew of this bomber.  See Site Dubodiel - Wooded Trail, B-24 (42-52173) "R-Baby' & Sgt Archie Lafond Crash Marker -454th Bomber Group.

Special thanks to Silent Wings Over Slovakia for assistance with this memorial.

Source of information and photos:

Silent Wings Over Slovakia Facebook page

Vets.cz

The inscription on the plaque is in Slovakian and reads:

Na pamiatku
Stg. Archieho M. Lafonda
amerického vojaka, ktorý zahynul
7. júla 1944 v naej obci
po havárii bombardéra B-24
v boji za oslobodenie.

Vaní obania obce Dubodiel.
6.júla 2014

Translation:

In memory of
Sgt. Archie M. Lafond,
an American airmen who perished
on July 7, 1944, in our village
following the crash of a B-24 bomber
while fighting for liberation.

The grateful citizens of the village of Dubodiel.
July 6, 2014