Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Monuments
| Monument Name | T/R Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument B-24H 42-52123 ‘Thirty Day Furlough’ | T3309 | |||
| Date unveiling | Street | City | Zipcode | Province |
| May 4, 1990 | Hoofdstraat | Exloo | 7875 AD | Drenthe |
| Description |
|---|
The monument consists of a cleft boulder with an informative inscription, placed on a paved surface. In addition to this big boulder, local forest ranger Meelker of Staatsbosbeheer placed during 1946/1947 ten smaller boulders at the crash site. Next to each boulder a beech tree was planted. An informative sign is on site. |
| History |
The monument is dedicated to the ten crew members of a USAAF Liberator B-24 bomber who were killed when their ship crashed here on January 11, 1944 during the Second World War. 2/Lt. J.E. Urban (†) 2/Lt. A.P. Anthony (†) 2/Lt. F. Brenner (†) 2/Lt. S. Friedman (†) S/Sgt. H.M. Smith (†) S/Sgt. W. Mc Clellan (†) S/Sgt. J.B. Deffner (†) S/Sgt. G. Petula (†) T/Sgt. R.D. Barber (†) S/Sgt. J.J. Kelly (†) |