Coordinates : 49.37935,-1.39950
49°22'46"N 1°23'58"W
49°22.761 N 1°23.970 W
Picauville's town church is the site of a complex memorial to four downed american planes.
Take the N13 NW from Caen to Sainte-Mere-Eglise then the D15 W and turn SE on the D69. The monument is on the N side of the road in the town.
US Ninth Air Force
IX Troop Carrier Command
50th Troop Carrier Wing
439th Troop Carrier Group
93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
C-47A Sn. 42-100876 3B-R
Crew:
2Lt Marvin Muir Pilot
2Lt Kenneth C. Bell Co-Pilot
2Lt John A. Martsay Navigator
SSgt Clifford L. Burgess Crew Chief
Sgt Philip A. Synder Radio Operator
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49°22'46"N 1°23'58"W 
