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B-24 Liberator (42-72873) 'Star Spangled Hell' Memorial

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Details:

On the wall to the left of the town cemetery's main gate.


Monument
A grey stone plaque with gold lettering and crossed US-French flags on the top honoring US airmen.

 B-24D '"Star Spangled Hell", 42-72873. Took off from Harrington at 23:13hrs on 4 July 1944 on a secret Carpetbagger mission of weapons and supplies delivery to the French Underground in the Loir-et-Cher area, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 6990. After successful drop, shot down by ME110 over Orléans, France. A/c caught fire and crashed at 00:10hrs, 5 July, near Champgirault at Trancrainville (Eure and Loire). 

Source: Americanamuseum.com

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:

John O. Broten

Jessie Ray Ellis

Alfred Casewell Emert

William Freidkas

Roy C. Gehue

Michael J. Pranzetelli

Harry Lee Sparks

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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