B-17 41-24478 Crash Site Memorial
Details:
A scenic overlook on the coast off a turn-off of the D452.
A boulder with a black plaque bearing gold lettering commemorating American aviators.
Monument Text:
VILLE DE PIRIAC-SUR-MER
______________
8th US AIR FORCE
306th BOMBARDMENT GROUPE
369th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON
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EN SOUVENIR DES VICTIMES DU CRASH
DU B-17F - Nº41-24478
A 1,5 MILLE EN MER
LE 23 NOVEMBRE 1942
|
Lt ISBELL Clay E. |
Pilote |
- Tué |
|
Lt FULTON Dyer |
Co-Pilote |
- Tué |
|
Lt FRYER Peter J. |
Navigateur |
- Prisonnier |
|
Lt BURDEN Abraham |
Bombardier |
- Prisonnier |
|
Sgt GRENKE Erwin |
Mécanicien |
- Tué |
|
Sgt KRIJAK Robert S. |
Radio |
- Tué |
|
Sgt KOSTECKI Edward |
Mitrailleur |
- Tué |
|
Sgt LINDSEY David W. |
Mitrailleur |
- Tué |
|
Sgt BUCKMINSTER Ray E. |
Mitrailleur |
- Tué |
|
Sgt HOUX George L. |
Mitrailleur |
- Tué |
INAUGURE PAR Peter J. FRYER
Navigateur Rescapé
LE 23 NOVEMBRE 2003
English translation:
In memory of the victims of the B-17F N41-24478 crash 1,5 nautical miles from shore on November 23rd, 1942.
Lt Isbell Clay E. - Pilot - KIA
Lt Fulton Dyer - Co-Pilot - KIA
Lt Fryer Peter J. - Navigator - POW
Lt Burden Abraham - Bombardier - POW
Sgt Grenke Erwin - Mechanic - KIA
Sgt Krijak Robert S. - Radio - KIA
Sgt Kostecki Edward - Gunner - KIA
Sgt Lindsey David W. - Gunner - KIA
Sgt Buckminster Ray E. - Gunner - KIA
Sgt Houx George L. - Gunner - KIA
Inaugurated by Peter J. Fryer, rescued navigator, on November 23rd, 2003.
Commemorates:
People:
Abraham Lincoln “A. L.” Burden
Units:
306th Bombardment Group
369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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