Monuments
B-24 (42-63978) "Lonesome Polecat" Monument
Siracourt United States Air Force Fallen Airmen Monument
Name:
Omar Aldine Turner
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-669815
Unit:
330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-02-11
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
D
Row:
18
Grave:
32
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:
Cpt Omar Aldine Turner, pilot of the B-24 Liberator 42-63978 “Lonesome Polecat”, took off from station 104 in Hardwick, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt’s rocket installations. They were shot down by flak at 0954, crushing two civilians and killing all aboard.