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Crash Site B-24H Liberator 42-52332 "My ass'am Dragon"

On Wednesday, March 15, 1944, an American bomber, the B-24H Liberator, serial number 42-52332, "My ass'am Dragon" crashed on this location. This killed 2 of the 10 crew members.

Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. D.R. Talbott O-742224 USAAF - escaped and returned to the UK
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. L.H. Clausen O-684490 USAAF - POW
Navigator 1st Lt. A. Goldman O-671345 USAAF - buried USA
Bombardier 1st Lt. C.F. Moriarty O-679201 USAAF - buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. E.W. Arbon 39832379 USAAF - POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.E. Swick 15335773 USAAF - evader; liberated April 1945 in Enschede (the Netherlands)
LW Gunner S/Sgt. H.C. Gasser 35333614 USAAF - POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. S.W. Haddock jr. 14181734 USAAF - POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.D. Williamson 14001629 USAAF - POW
T Gunner Sgt. C.H. Sympson 35508939 USAAF - POW

In memory of this event, this information panel was placed by the Historical Circle Dalfsen in the context of 75 years of liberation.

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Source

  • Text: Stefan Hendriks + TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Stefan Hendriks