Plaque Dakota 43-15102

Text on the plaque, which commemorates the crewmembers of a crashed Dakota:
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN
17 SEPTEMBER 1944

BILLY J. CONNELLY (PILOT) - KIA
1st LIEUTENANT
BALLINGER, TEXAS
19 DECEMBER 1919

WILLIAM J. O'CONNOR (CO-PILOT) - KIA
2nd LIEUTENANT
POINT PLEASANT, NEW JERSEY
27 AUGUST 1919

CHARLES E. ZEITZ JR (NAVIGATOR) - KIA
2nd LIEUTENANT
FLINT, MICHIGAN
14 OCTOBER 1923

JOHN G. LOCKWOOD (CREW CHIEF) - RTD
STAFF SERGEANT
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
14 MAY 1907

HAROLD L. COOPER (RADIO OPERATOR) - KIA
SERGEANT
SIKESTON, MISSOURI
21 JULY 1922

100TH SQUADRON, 441ST TROOP CARRIER GROUP
IXth TROOP CARRIER COMMAND, US ARMY AIR FORCE

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Source

• Text: Jeroen Koppes
• Photos: Jeroen Koppes

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