Loguivy de la mer stele
In memory of the British master sergeant Reginald Gittus pilot of a typhoon type lb. The plane was shot down by the German FLAK on October 31, 1943. (there is another stele at the crash site)
On the same stele, a tribute is paid to the crew of the American B-26 Marauder who fell at the mouth of the Trieux on August 25, 1944 on their return from a mission to Brest.
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In memory of:
★ V.D BARBER
★ V HARVEY
★ H.C. BARNETT
★ WR RODDY
crew of the American B-26 42-95942 lost at sea off our coast on February 17, 1944
and
★ CAPT DAVID H. THORN - pilot
★ 1ST LT ARTHIR L THOMAS - co-pilot
★ 1ST LT RUSSELL J. CALVERT - navigator
★ 1ST LT WILLIAM H PARKS - bombardier
★ T/SGT EDWARD J. ANNETTE - radio operator/gunner
★ S/SGT OMER L EVANS - mechanic/gunner
★ S/SGT CARL E. NORLAND armorer/gunner
★ S/SGT ROY H. MEYER - mechanic/gunner
crew of the American B-26 42-55802 fallen at the mouth of the Trieu on August 25, 1944 collected wounded or dead by Loguivy fishermen
AGE HAS NOT WEARIED THEM
In memory of F/Sgt GITTUS 257 squadron R.A.F
fallen at CLEUZIAT
on October 31, 1943
Photo credit and contribution Le Bourvellec Eric
