Cpt West and Lt Cramer Crash Marker
Details:
On the northern side of Le Tertre.
A grey vertical stone monument set on a white stone slab and flanked by two flagpoles with a black plaque bearing a gold inscription commemorating American aviators.
Monument Text:
A la memoire
du Captain John Q. WEST
et du 2nd Lieutenant Douglas H. CRAMER
tues en ce lieu le 1er août 1944
dans le crash de leur B-26 Marauder
397th Bomb Group de l'USAAF
abattu par des chasseurs allemands
ils ont sacrifié leur vie pour notre liberté.
English Translation:
In memory of Captain John Q. West and 2nd Lieutenant Douglas H. Cramer who died here on August 1st 1944 when their B-26 Marauder of USAAF's 397th Bomb Group was shot down by German fighters. They sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
598th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomb Group, Medium
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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