Crash B24 Liberator Box Car
Stele in memory of the American crew of the B-24 Liberator "Box car" of the 487th Bomb Group of the 8th Us Air Force Army, who died or were taken prisoner when the plane crashed at La Rabine in the commune of Bruz on June 7, 1944, following FLAK fire.
★ 2nd LT Floyd Schwab, pilot, prisoner.
★ 2nd LT Norman C Van Kirk, co-pilot, age 22, lies in Saint-James cemetery, plot M, row 1, grave no. 9.
★ 2nd LT Louis Swiridow, navigator, age 24, rests in the USA.
★ 2nd LT Cecil J Smith, bomber, age 23, lies in Saint-James Cemetery, plot J, row 1, grave no. 10.
★ T/Sgt August M Jr Olsen, Radio, age 22, lies in Saint-James Cemetery, Plot K, Row 17, Grave No. 12.
★ T/Sgt Billy Dean Gross, mechanic, prisoner.
★ S/Sgt Robert K Marxmiller, machine gunner, age 22, lies in Saint-James cemetery, square M, row 1, grave n°21.
★ S/Sgt Meluin Siegel, machine-gunner, prisoner.
★ Sgt Seymour Jr Coe, aged 22, rests in the USA.
★ S/Sgt Clarence Edward Walker, machine-gunner, age 21, rests in Saint-James Cemetery, Plot C, Row 15, Grave No. 14.
Photo credit and contribution Le Bourvellec Eric
