B-24 Liberator (42-72873) 'Star Spangled Hell' Memorial
Details:
On the wall to the left of the town cemetery's main gate.
A grey stone plaque with gold lettering and crossed US-French flags on the top honoring US airmen.
Monument Text:
A la memoire
des officiers et sous-officiers
Americains morts pour notre liberte
John O. BROVEN (2nd Lt)
Roy C. GEHUE (2nd Lt)
Alfred C. EMERT (2nd Lt)
Jesse R. ELLIS (Sgt)
Harry L. SPARKS (S/Sgt)
Michael J. PRANZETELLI (Sgt)
William FRIEDKAS (S/Sgt)
L'avion qui rentrait d'une mission
de ravitaillement au maquis a ete abattu
a Trancrainville dans la nuit
du 4 au 5 juillet 1944.
English translation:
In memory
of the American officers and non-commissioned officers
who died for our liberty.
(-names-)
The plane was shot down over
Trancrainville after a resupply mission
to the local Resistance on the night
of 4th to 5th July 1944.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
36th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group, Heavy
801st Bomber Group
8th Air Force
French Resistance
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Carpetbagger
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