B-17G Flying Fortress 44-8639 351st Bombardment Group USAAF

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

Town

Arthog, near Barmouth

County

Gwynedd

Country

Wales

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 8 June 1995
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

70318

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Current location

Fixed to the south side of a wall near the crash-site
south of Arthog
overlooking the Mawddach Estuary and Barmouth Bridge.
On a hillside
Arthog
near Barmouth
Gwynedd
LL39 1AZ
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 64343 12935
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Rectangular steel plaque, headed by an engraved image of a Flying Fortress bearing the Triangle J as its tail-mark. Beneath is the engraved inscription.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF THE TWENTY AIRMEN/ OF THE 351ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP USAAF/ KILLED IN THE CRASH OF A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS/ ON THIS MOUNTAIN 8TH JUNE 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Birtwell, Edwin R
Caruso, Santo A
Coons, Sheldon R
Craumer, Kenneth W
Devaney, Camille F
Dobbs, Boyd P
Glover, Joseph A
Hibbard, Howard R
Higley, Richard E
Leasure, John D
See details for all 20 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height c450, width c600
Materials: Stainless Steel

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Reference

The 351st Bomb Group in World War II: The Duty to Remember, by Ken Harbour and Peter Harris, published by Cross Roads 2008.

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