B-17 42-31387 et 42-37984

60 Oise

City :

Catheux

Coordinates : 49.65222,2.12056

49°39'8"N 2°7'14"E

49°39.133 N 2°7.233 E

The main town square contains a plaque to US aviators in its local war memorial.

Place de la Mairie , Catheux , 60-Oise , Picardie , France
Take the D8 SW from Amiens to Lavacquerie. Go S on the D97 then E on the D553 to Catheux.

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Two B-17s of the 326th BS 92nd BG 8th AF USAAF were shot down by German fighters.
February 8th 1944 In memory of the crew members of the planes that crashed here, B-17s 42-31387 and 42-37984.
The plaque of the crew of the B-17 42-37984 lies to the left:
V SHEVCHIK
M THORSON
E WILLIAMS
J PERILOT
L STUMP
E SIDDERS
A VAN SELUS
C WALL
J SCANLON
F HIGGINS
All survived, 1 POW.

The plaque of the crew of the B-17 42-31387 lies to the right:
E Mc MURRAY
F FITZGERALD
A HOFFMAN
SCHEIMAN
P BUCKNER
H BARNETT
W MERRITT
A HERBER
WARNER
KNIGHT
Five KIA.

See other records :

B-17 42-31387 Catheux ; B-17 42-37984 Catheux

External links :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45
Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Régis Biaux. Record added 15/05/2012.
Photos : Régis Biaux (13/05/2012).

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