Memorial for crew of B-17 42-31325, 452nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
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A marble monument erected in Le Cardonnois containing the date that the plane crashed nearby, and the names and fate of the crew members.
Waymark Code: WMBNVD
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 06/07/2011
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A marble monument installed next to the mayors office in the small village of Le Cardonnois (near Montdidier)containing the following inscription:
[FR] A la mémoire d'Abraham W ROSENTHAL, membre de l'équipage áu B-17 tombé sur le territoire de la commune le 08 Février 1944, 452nd Bomb Group de la 8th Air Force Américaine, 2nd Lt Lorenzi évadé, 2nd Lt Costello évadé, 2nd Lt Packer évadé, 2nd Lt Rosenthal mort au combat, T/Sgt Sweeney évadé, S/Sgt Kirby prisonnier, S/Sgt Lentz prisonnier, S/Sgt Fischer prisonnier, S/Sgt Tinker prisonnier, S/Sgt Gilman prisonnier
[Eng]In memory of Abraham W ROSENTHALL, member of the B-17 crew that crashed near this town on February 8, 1944, 452nd Bomb Group of the American 8th Air Force, 2nd Lt Lorenzi evaded, 2nd Lt Costello evaded, 2nd Lt Packer evaded, 2nd Lt Rosenthal killed in combat, T/Sgt Sweeney evaded, S/Sgt Kirby prisoner, S/Sgt Lentz prisoner, S/Sgt Fischer prisoner, S/Sgt Tinker prisoner, S/Sgt Gilman prisoner
Date of Dedication: 05/28/2011
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Drive to Le Cardonnois and park on street near monument
Location of waymark:
11 rue de Broyes
Le Cardonnois, Picardie France
Commemoration: Commemorating the airman who died, and the rest of the crew of the B-17 bomber that was shot down in 1944.
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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