Memorial Crash B-24 Liberators

Tekst on the memorial, which commemorates the 36 killed men:
OVER THIS AREA ON 29TH MARCH 1944 TWO FULLY ARMED LIBERATOR
BOMBERS FROM THE 93RD BOMB GROUP BASED AT HARDWICK
COLLIDED AND CRASHED ON THE HENHAM PARK ESTATE.
17 AIRMEN FROM THE LIBERATORS DIED IN THE CRASH.
IN THE SUBSEQUENT MASSIVE EXPLOSION OF BOMBS
19 USAAF PERSONNEL FROM RESCUE, MEDICAL AND FIRE FIGHTING UNITS FROM HOLTON AIRFIELD DIED.
THIS MEMORIAL HONOURS THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND MARKS THE ENDURING REGARD IN WHICH THE US 8TH AIR FORCE IS HELD IN EAST ANGLIA.
ERECTED BY THE 8TH EARL OF STRADBROKE 1994
TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY.

ROLL OF HONOUR OF THOSE WHO DIED
B24 J42-110033
2ND LT R L MCFETRICK
2ND LT H HASSEL JR
2ND LT W H LOWERY
A BOMBARDIER KNOWN UNTO GOD
SSGT C J MEAD
SSGT C E WHITE
SGT O J WATSON
SGT W R BLOOM

B24 H41-28590
2ND LT C D MAKINSTER
2ND LT R M TRASK
2ND LT R J POE
2ND LT E J NORRIS
SSGT H B LARSON
SSGT T O BYRD
SGT W J FRANKS
SGT S REINIAS
SGT S T CLOVIS

STATION 365 HOLTON 19 USAAF PERSONNEL DIED
CAPT S B MORRILL
CPL B CALA
SGT TREMBLAY
THE REMAINDER KNOWN UNTO GOD

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Adrian S Pye