plaque № 78004

Daventry, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

DEDICATED TO THE NINE AMERICAN AIRMEN/ OF THE 305 BOMB GROUP/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES ON DECEMBER 15TH 1944/ WHEN THEIR B17 FLYING FORTRESS HIT THE/ AIR MINISTRY GEE MAST ON BOROUGH HILL/ RETURNING FROM A BOMBING MISSION OVER/ KASSEL GERMANY/ THEY DIED THAT THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY MIGHT LIVE/ 1st

Lt. FINIS E. HARRIS/ F/O JOHN A. GRIFFIN/ 2nd Lt. ROBERT L. MASON B-17 G 43-38973/ 2nd Lt. LAVERNE D. RIDGE 422nd BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON/ T/Sgt. CLIFFORD B. MELTON/ T/Sgt. HERSHEL L. McCOY/ S/Sgt. ROBE

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