Freteval Escaped Airmen Camp
Details:
In the middle of a clearing by the D24.
Background
Tens of thousands of allied aircraft were shot down or crash-landed in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Escape and evasion lines operated by civilian volunteers in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Denmark helped about 5,000 downed allied airmen evade capture by the Germans and escape to a neutral country such as Spain. However, in 1944, heavy allied bombing of railroads and other transportation infrastructure made escape to neutral counties increasingly difficult in the run-up to the Normandy Invasion of France.
The United Kingdom's military intelligence organization, MI9, decided that, as an alternative to exfiltrations of downed airmen, to gather airmen into isolated forest camps where they could await the arrival of allied armies. MI9 official Airey Neave conceived of Operation Marathon in the fall of 1943 and began planning the operation with three Belgians: Jean de Blommaert, Georges d'Oultremont, and Albert Ancia. All of them were or had been associated with the Comet Line. They selected three locations for forest camps: the Freteval forest, 150 kilometers (93 mi) southwest of Paris, a forest near Rennes in Brittany, and the Ardennes forest in Belgium. The Freteval forest was code-named Sherwood. Neave began training personnel and parachuting or landing them secretly in France to prepare for the implementation of Marathon. The three Belgians identified fields for aircraft landings and parachute drops of supplies and identified people who lived near the proposed forest camps and were willing to assist airmen.
Freteval Camp
In the spring of 1944, in preparation for the landing operations, the Allied air force pounded France. Faced with the need to protect and hide downed pilots, Jean de Blommaert, a member of the Comète network, entrusted Colonel Lucien Boussa with the task of creating a camp for airmen shot down in France, Belgium, and Germany.
The camp, known as Bellande, was set up in March 1944 and following the success, a second camp was then opened in the forest, at the Richeray forest house, in the commune of Busloup, not only because of the number of aviators installed but also and above all to limit the risks in the event of an intervention by the Germans.
The camp hosted 152 British, American, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Belgian, and South African airmen. Their planes were strafed over Belgium and France. Out of 152, sixty-five of these are Americans. To reach the camp, they generally travel through Paris, thanks to the Comète network.
The airmen's final journey was at night in small groups, simply following the road.
Only once was a woman smuggler, "Virginia", caught leading five airmen. She bravely swallowed the plan to get to the camp to maintain secrecy. She was then tortured and then sent to the Ravensbruck camp, from where she came back alive. (Her name was Virginia d'Albert-Lake, born in Dayton, OH in 1910, graduate of Rollins College and moved to France. Died in 1997 after being awarded the French Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre)
Most of the 152 airmen rescued in the Freteval forest returned to duty and by the war's end, 38 of them had been killed.
FRETEVAL AND THE EVADERS OF EURE-ET-LOIR
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|
Airman name |
Nationality |
Device |
Squadron |
Date of crash |
Lieu |
|
1 |
ADAMS Ebrahim |
South Africa |
Soldier |
1st Field Cie |
November 23, 1941 |
Libya |
|
2 |
AGUR Patrick G. |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ302 |
429 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Pierrefonds (60) |
|
3 |
ALLEN Eacott Garvin |
USAAF |
P-51 n°42-106823 |
4th FG |
June 08, 1944 |
Ecommoy (72) |
|
4 |
ANDERSON Eugene Curtis |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-94933 |
489th BG |
June 02, 1944 |
Villiers-St-Paul (60) |
|
5 |
ANDREWS Ken (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°ME594 |
44 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Amiens (80) |
|
6 |
BALLARD John |
English |
Infantry Soldier |
44th Tank Batt. |
|
Normandie |
|
7 |
BANKS Robert Haxton (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LW594 |
432 Sqd |
08/09 May 1944 |
Grand-Reng (Belgium) |
|
8 |
BARR Stuart K. (F/O) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-64447 |
448th BG |
20 Mars 1944 |
Pommererval (76) |
|
9 |
BEAUCHENE Noe Edward (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LW582 |
432 Sqd |
07/08 June 1944 |
St-Denis-le-Ferment (27) |
|
10 |
BENDER William F. (F/O) |
RCAF |
Mosquito n°LR404 |
21 Sqd |
07/08 February 1944 |
Tôtes (76) |
|
11 |
BERRY Leslie F. Peter (Lt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°ND926 |
622 Sqd |
June 01, 1944 |
La Houssoye (60) |
|
12 |
BESTER Jack Francis (F/O) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LW166 |
427 Sqd |
04/05 July 1944 |
Allainville (78) |
|
13 |
BIES Walter E. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-100294 |
93rd BG |
June 24, 1944 |
Aunay-sous-Crecy (28) |
|
14 |
BINNIE Norman (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LW674 |
420 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Theuville (28) |
|
15 |
BLAKEY Jack (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°PB126 |
625 Sqd |
01 July 1944 |
Near Châteaudun (28) |
|
16 |
BLAIR Clare A. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95310 |
491st BG |
June 02, 1944 |
Beaumont sur Oise (60) |
|
17 |
BOGGAN Thomas L. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95043 |
93rd BG |
August 1, 1944 |
His B-24 returns to England |
|
18 |
BONE Emmett W. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31380 |
385th BG |
February 08, 1944 |
Pont-Audemer (27) |
|
19 |
BRAKES Bertram E. (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LW674 |
420 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Theuville (28) |
|
20 |
BRAND Wayne Edward (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95280 |
445th BG |
June 27, 1944 |
Mello (60) |
|
21 |
BRAYLEY William Etienne "Bill" (W/02) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LW723 |
158 Sqd |
10/11 Avril 1944 |
Erches (80) |
|
22 |
BROWN William C. (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n° LK840 |
78 Sqd |
June 23, 1944 |
Qimquempoix (60) |
|
23 |
CALDERBANK James Robert (F/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
24 |
CAMPBELL Edward Alexander "Red" (Lt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n° LL692 |
514 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
St-Cloud-en-Dunois (28) |
|
25 |
CHAMBERLAIN Harry (F/O) |
RAF |
Halifax n°NP687 |
432 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Villampuy (28) |
|
26 |
CHAPMAN Thomas Bertram (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
27 |
CHAPMAN Jack Ernest (F/O) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n° LL692 |
514 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
St-Cloud-en-Dunois (28) |
|
28 |
CLARK Paul Franklin (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n°42-106729 |
363rd FG |
June 24, 1944 |
East of Thiron (28) |
|
29 |
CLAY Lawrence N. "Larry" (Sgt) |
RAF |
Stirling n°EH942 |
218 Sqd |
22/23 Avril 1944 |
Hautefontaine (60) |
|
30 |
CLAYTOR Andrew Gordon (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
31 |
CONNABLE Joseph Millen (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
32 |
COUTURE Robert D. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n°43-6895 |
354th FG |
June 07, 1944 |
Vicheres (28) |
|
33 |
COWAN Raymond E. (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ362 |
429Sqd |
July 26, 1944 |
St-Maurice-St-Germain (28) |
|
34 |
CROQUET Jean Léon (P/O) |
RAF |
Spitfire n°AB175 |
349 Sqd |
February 11, 1944 |
Osmoy-Saint-Valery (76) |
|
35 |
DAVIS William McClure (Capt) |
USAAF |
P-38 n°42-28464 |
370th FG |
July 07, 1944 |
St-Leger-des-Aubees (28) |
|
36 |
DERLING Clifford (soldat) |
USA |
US Infantry |
|
|
Soldier in Normandy |
|
37 |
DE VETTER Leopold Louis (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LK866 |
640 Squadron |
7/8 June 1944 |
Soular (28) |
|
38 |
DI BETTA Geno (Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31388 |
306th BG |
February 11, 1944 |
Campremy (60) |
|
39 |
DICKENS Jack Dennis (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LV943 |
466 Sqd |
07/08 May 1944 |
Boisset-les-Prevanches (27) |
|
40 |
DILLON William T (Lt) |
USA |
US Infantry |
16ème R.I |
June 06, 1944 |
Soldier captured on Omaha Beach |
|
41 |
DONALDSON William Alexander (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n° LL692 |
514 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
St-Cloud-en-Dunois (28) |
|
42 |
DRUMMOND M. K. P. (Sgt) |
RNZAF |
Lancaster n°NE148 |
75 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Yèvres (28) |
|
43 |
DUNSEITH Samuel J. "Sam" (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LM178 |
300 Sqd |
24/25 July 1944 |
St-Laurent-des-Bois (41) |
|
44 |
ECKLEY Malcolm K. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-97859 |
100th BG |
June 25, 1944 |
Ferte-Vidame (28) |
|
45 |
ELIOT Noel Stirling (F/O) |
RAAF |
Stirling n°EF259 |
218 Sqd |
1/02 May 1944 |
La Houssoye (60) |
|
46 |
ELMHIRST-BAXTER John C. (Lt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°PB126 |
625 Sqd |
01 July 1944 |
Near Châteaudun (28) |
|
47 |
EVANS Francis Owen (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°PB126 |
625 Sqd |
01 July 1944 |
Near Châteaudun (28) |
|
48 |
FAIRBORN Donald Warrington R. (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ362 |
429Sqd |
July 26, 1944 |
St-Maurice-St-Germain (28) |
|
49 |
FINN John Patrick Terence (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ313 |
466 Sqd |
July 18, 1944 |
Return Halifax to England |
|
50 |
FLYNN William Joseph (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°NE116 |
460 Sqd |
22/23 June 1944 |
Morienval (60) |
|
51 |
FOLEY Alfred J. (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°PB126 |
625 Sqd |
01 July 1944 |
Near Châteaudun (28) |
|
52 |
FORMAN Clement Marmaduke (F/O) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LM178 |
300 Sqd |
24/25 July 1944 |
St-Laurent-des-Bois (41) |
|
53 |
GLEASON Fred Douglas (Sgt) |
USSAFE |
B-17 n°43-37788 |
447th BG |
July 13, 1944 |
Friday (77) |
|
54 |
GOAN John Franklin (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95280 |
445th BG |
June 27, 1944 |
Mello (60) |
|
55 |
GOFF Marvin Thomson (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-110087 |
448th BG |
April 1, 1944 |
Coulombs-en-Valois (77) |
|
56 |
GOLDEN Guy Hampton (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31388 |
306th BG |
February 11, 1944 |
Campremy (60) |
|
57 |
GORDON Robert Brown (F/O) |
RAF |
Mosquito n°LR404 |
21 Sqd |
07/08 February 1944 |
Tôtes (76) |
|
58 |
GORDON Robert T (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°PB265 |
576 Sqd |
July 25, 1944 |
Carquebut (14) |
|
59 |
GORRONO Joseph I. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31380 |
385th BG |
February 08, 1944 |
Pont-Audemer (27) |
|
60 |
GREATZ Edwin Herman (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°ME694 |
44 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Amiens (80) |
|
61 |
GREENBURGH Louis "Lou" (F/O) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LL727 |
514 Sqd |
7/8 June 1944 |
St-Eusoye (60) |
|
62 |
GRIMSEY Maurice Frederick (F/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°NP687 |
432 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Villampuy (28) |
|
63 |
GUILD Henry "Harry" (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
64 |
HALL Ralph leslie (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95280 |
445th BG |
June 27, 1944 |
Mello (60) |
|
65 |
HALLET Clifford Lionel (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°MZ630 |
10 Sqd |
02/03 June 1944 |
St-André-de-l'Eure (27) |
|
66 |
HAMPTON Roy (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°LL842 |
50 Sqd |
July 24, 1944 |
Nogent-le-Rotrou (28) |
|
67 |
HAND Gordon (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LW594 |
432 Sqd |
08/09 May 1944 |
Belgium |
|
68 |
HARREL Harwood Max (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n°43-6886 |
355th FG |
June 07, 1944 |
Prunay-en-Yvelines (78) |
|
69 |
HARVEY Sam A. (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n° LL692 |
514 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
St-Cloud-en-Dunois (28) |
|
70 |
HAY Donald F. (F/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ302 |
429 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Pierrefonds (60) |
|
71 |
HEWITT Clyde Edward (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31388 |
306th BG |
February 11, 1944 |
Campremy (60) |
|
72 |
HJELM Rex Paul (Lt) |
USAAF |
P-38 n° 42-68102 |
55th FG |
June 11, 1944 |
Bailleul-le-Soc (60) |
|
73 |
HOILMAN Donald F. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31380 |
385th BG |
February 08, 1944 |
Pont-Audemer (27) |
|
74 |
HOLLAND Frank Eric "Dutgh" (Lt) |
RAF |
Typhoon n°MN667 |
184 Sqd |
June 07, 1944 |
Croissanville (14) |
|
75 |
HOLLISON Joseph J. (P/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
76 |
HOLT Alfred Irwin (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-97188 |
384th BG |
June 14, 1944 |
Voves (28) |
|
77 |
HOOVER Rudolf "Rudy" (soldat) |
South Africa |
Soldier |
101 South Res. |
June 28, 1942 |
Egypt |
|
78 |
HORTIE Robert Harvel "Bill" (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°W4127 |
619 Sqd |
20/21 Avril 1944 |
Feuquieres (60) |
|
79 |
HOUGTON Kenneth L. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-97859 |
100th BG |
June 25, 1944 |
Ferte-Vidame (28) |
|
80 |
HOURIGAN Edward (P/O) |
RAAF |
Halifax n°LV943 |
466 Sqd |
07/08 May 1944 |
Boisset-les-Prevanches (27) |
|
81 |
HUITT Burl (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-100294 |
93rd BG |
June 24, 1944 |
Aunay-sous-Crecy (28) |
|
82 |
HURLEY John E. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-50344 |
448th BG |
June 27, 1944 |
turn (60) |
|
83 |
HYDE Delbert Bruce (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LL828 |
622 Sqd |
16 Mars 1944 |
Lannoy-Spoon (60) |
|
84 |
IBBOTSON Dudley Thomas (F/O) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°ME694 |
44 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Amiens (80) |
|
85 |
JOHNSON Joseph (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-26 n°42-95920 |
344th BG |
May 28, 1944 |
Moyenneville (80) |
|
86 |
JONES Earl Russell (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n° LL692 |
514 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
St-Cloud-en-Dunois (28) |
|
87 |
KELLERMAN William (soldat) |
USA |
US Infantry |
|
July 4, 1944 |
Soldier |
|
88 |
KEMLEY Harold Joseph (Lt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°NP687 |
432 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Villampuy (28) |
|
89 |
KENNEDY James. F. (F/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ302 |
426 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Pierrefonds (60) |
|
90 |
KING Wilfred John Edgar (W/O) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°PB126 |
625 Sqd |
01 July 1944 |
Near Châteaudun (28) |
|
91 |
KNIGHT Marion (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31387 |
92nd BG |
February 08, 1944 |
Crèvecoeur-le-Grand (60) |
|
92 |
KROL Theodore Joseph (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-38033 |
401st BG |
20 Mars 1944 |
Courlandon (51) |
|
93 |
LANE Joshua David (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-31568 |
457th BG |
June 14, 1944 |
Iverny (77) |
|
94 |
LAWRENCE Stanley T. (W/O2) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LV921 |
158 Sqd |
02/03 June 1944 |
Emanted (78) |
|
95 |
LEWIS Donald Murley (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n°43-6494 |
363th FG |
05 Avril 1944 |
Annette (28) |
|
96 |
LORING Warren Ernest "Bud" (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-38 n°42-67876 |
55th FG |
June 30, 1944 |
The Chapel of Angillon (18) |
|
97 |
LYNCH Kevin John (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Stirling n°EF259 |
218 Sqd |
1/02 May 1944 |
La Houssoye (60) |
|
98 |
LYONS A.R. "Ben" (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n° LL692 |
514 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
St-Cloud-en-Dunois (28) |
|
99 |
McCARTHY Norman John (Sgt) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
100 |
McVEAN Peter V. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-50344 |
448th BG |
June 27, 1944 |
turn (60) |
|
101 |
MARTIN Charles H. T. (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°LM361 |
9 Sqd |
18/19 Avril 1944 |
Massy (91) |
|
102 |
MEANLEY Ralph (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°NE148 |
75 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Yèvres (28) |
|
103 |
MIDDLETON Charles Dean (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
104 |
MOLLISON Joseph J. (P/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
105 |
MORRIS John Moore "Jack" (F/O) |
RNZAF |
Lancaster n°NE148 |
75 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Yèvres (28) |
|
106 |
MURRAY Ronald Lan (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°ME694 |
44 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Amiens |
|
107 |
MUSGROVE Gerry Albert (F/O) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LM575 |
15 Sqd |
07/08 June 1944 |
Jouars-Pontchartrain (78) |
|
108 |
PACE Harry George (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-50344 |
448th BG |
June 27, 1944 |
turn (60) |
|
109 |
PEARSON Jonathan "Jack" (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31565 |
95th BG |
04 Mars 1944 |
Belgium |
|
110 |
PELOQUIN Joseph Oscar (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-94999 |
44th BG |
May 11, 1944 |
Dead (45) |
|
111 |
PEPALL Dennis Rupert (Sgt) |
RAF |
Stirling n°LJ448 |
218 Sqd |
20/21 Avril 1944 |
Asnieres-sur-Oise (95) |
|
112 |
PETERSON Edward Ingard (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31648 |
379th BG |
June 16, 1944 |
Pontpoint (60) |
|
113 |
PRYER Walter Reading (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°ME634 |
44 Sqd |
July 08, 1944 |
St-Germer-de-Fly (60) |
|
114 |
RAWLS Jacob Larry (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n° ? |
361st FG |
August 8, 1944 |
near Châteaudun (28) |
|
115 |
RAYNEL William George (Sgt) |
RNZAF |
Lancaster n°NE148 |
75 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Yèvres (28) |
|
116 |
REEDY Edward F. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95310 |
491st BG |
June 02, 1944 |
Bernes-sur-Oise (60) |
|
117 |
RICE Roy J. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
118 |
RICHARDS Lawrence Claire (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-94999 |
44th BG |
May 11, 1944 |
Dead (45) |
|
119 |
RUARK Thomas W. (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n°42-103802 |
355th FG |
June 27, 1944 |
near Soisson (02) |
|
120 |
SAMPSON Newton "Sammy" (Sgt) |
RNZAF |
Lancaster n°NE148 |
75 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Yèvres (28) |
|
121 |
SANDERS George Herbert (F/O) |
RNZAF |
Lancaster n°NE148 |
75 Sqd |
28/29 July 1944 |
Yèvres (28) |
|
122 |
SANDULAK John (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°KB740 |
428 Sqd |
July 25, 1944 |
St-Laurent-des-Bois (41) |
|
123 |
SCHILLING Kenneth W. (Capt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-100294 |
93rd BG |
June 24, 1944 |
Aunay-sous-Crecy (28) |
|
124 |
SCHWILK Clive William (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Lancaster n°NE116 |
460 Sqd |
22/23 June 1944 |
Morienval (60) |
|
125 |
SHAW Kelly J. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31648 |
379th BG |
June 16, 1944 |
Pontpoint (60) |
|
126 |
SHIELDS William Clement (F/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°LV973 |
429 Sqd |
10/11 June 1944 |
Friaize (28) |
|
127 |
SHUMWAY Orion Hadsell (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-31568 |
457th BG |
June 14, 1944 |
Iverny (77) |
|
128 |
SIDDERS Robert E. "Bob" (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-37984 |
92nd BG |
February 08, 1944 |
Catheux (60) |
|
129 |
SOLOMON George (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31380 |
385th BG |
February 08, 1944 |
Pont-Audemer (27) |
|
130 |
SOUDER David William (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
131 |
SPEIRS Allan Robert (P/O) |
RNZAF |
Lancaster n°ND901 |
7 Sqd |
1er au 02 May 1944 |
Nointel (95) |
|
132 |
SPINKS Heyward Claude (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
P-51 n°43-6935 |
357th FG |
June 20, 1944 |
Eve (77) |
|
133 |
STRUCK William Edward (Sgt) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LM621 |
100 Sqd |
June 30/July 1, 1944 |
(41) |
|
134 |
TAPPAN Edward (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-72873 |
801st BG |
July 05, 1944 |
Trancrainville (28) |
|
135 |
TAYLOR Samuel D. (F/O) |
RCAF |
Stirling n°EF504 |
218 Sqd |
01/02 May 1944 |
Abancourt (59) |
|
136 |
TICKNER Russell Edgar (Lt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-95310 |
491st BG |
June 02, 1944 |
Beaumont-sur-Oise (95) |
|
137 |
TRACEY Martin Bernard (P/O) |
RCAF |
Halifax n°MZ362 |
429Sqd |
July 26, 1944 |
St-Maurice-St-Germain (28) |
|
138 |
VICKERMAN William Kingswell (F/O) |
RCAF |
Lancaster n°LW582 |
432 Sqd |
07/08 June 1944 |
St-Denis-le-Ferment (27) |
|
139 |
VITKUS Raymond Damon (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
140 |
WEIR Charles Fowler "Jock" (Sgt) |
RAF |
Stirling n°EF259 |
218 Sqd |
1/02 May 1944 |
La Houssoye (60) |
|
141 |
WEELS Frank Arthur (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°ME694 |
44 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Amiens (60) |
|
142 |
WESELOH Eldo C. (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31388 |
306th BG |
February 11, 1944 |
Campremy (60) |
|
143 |
WILLIAMS Walter Robert "Bud" (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n° 42-3511 |
381st BG |
25 Avril 1944 |
Precy-sur-Oise (60) |
|
144 |
WIOME Michael (F/O) |
RAF |
Halifax n°LW120 |
433 Sqd |
4/5 July 1944 |
Digny (28) |
|
145 |
WISEMAN Abraham (2nd Lt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-97188 |
384th BG |
June 14, 1944 |
Voves (28) |
|
146 |
WITRYLAK Zbigniew (Sgt) |
Polish |
Lancaster n°PB252 |
300 Sqd |
July 26, 1944 |
Lailly-en-val (45) |
|
147 |
WORALL Joseph Raymond (Sgt) |
RAF |
Lancaster n°ME694 |
44 Sqd |
25/26 July 1944 |
Amiens (60) |
|
148 |
WRIGHT Eric William (Sgt) |
RAAF |
Stirling n°EF259 |
218 Sqd |
1er au 02 May 1944 |
La Houssoye (60) |
|
149 |
WRIGHT Norman (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-24 n°42-100294 |
93rd BG |
June 24, 1944 |
Aunay-sous-Crecy (28) |
|
150 |
YANKUS Thomas Laurence. (Cpt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-31565 |
95th BG |
04 Mars 1944 |
Belgium |
|
151 |
YANZEK William John (Sgt) |
USAAF |
B-17 n°42-97454 |
381st BG |
16 Mars 1944 |
B-17 returns to England |
|
152 |
YARROW John (soldat) |
English |
Infantry Soldier |
50ème I.D. |
June 06, 1944 |
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Source of information: en.wikipedia.org, forcedlanding.pagesperso-orange.fr, www.loquis.com
Monument Text:
ICI
VECURENT
SAUVES PAR LA
RESISTANCE
152 AVIATEURS
ALLIES
MAI-AOUT 1944.
English translation:
152 Allied aviators were saved here by the Resistance between May and August 1944.
Commemorates:
People:
Virginia Caroline Roush D'Albert-Lake
Units:
100th Bomber Group
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy
335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group
354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group
357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group
364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group
36th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group, Heavy
381st Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group
382nd Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group
418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
485th Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group
497th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomber Group, Medium
506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group
526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Heavy
533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomb Group
535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
544th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Heavy
548th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
701st Bomb Squadon, 445th Bomb Group
709th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy
712th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy
713th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group (H)
714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy
750th Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomber Group
846th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group
852nd Bomber Squadron, 491st Bomber Group, Heavy
French Resistance
Resistance
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Marathon
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