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Mount Tom Crash Site Memorial

Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

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Get directions Mount Tom Access Road
Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040 United States

Coordinates: 42.26836, -72.61617
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The Mount Tom Crash Site Memorial is located on Mount Tom in Holyoke Massachusetts. This memorial is located in the Mt. Tom State Reservation. It honors the 25 men who served their country during World War II but lost their lives in a crash near the summit on July 9, 1946. The memorial reads:

On July 9, 1946 at 10:30 PM a B-17 "Flying Fortress" bringing twenty-five servicemen home crashed at this site. No one survived.

Archilles, David F., S2C, USCG, MA

Austin, Wayne L., 1LT, USAAC, CO

Bailey, Arthur, CIV. ARC, NE

Benfield, George R., EM3C, USCG, TX

Carson, Howard E., PFC, USAAC, NY

Coviello, Pasquale P., LT, USPHS, NJ

Davenport, Gregory S., S1C, USCG, RI

Fleming, George E., ETM3C, USCG, PA

Gillis, Ernest R., RM3C, USCG, MA

Johnson, Wilfred U., LT, USCG, NJ

Lebrecht, Henry A., CAPT, USAAC, NY

Meriam, Frank G., LT. USCG, MA

Miller, Arthur C., S1C, USCG, RI

Orford, George E., LTJG, USCG, NJ

Roe, Daniel R., SGT, USAAC, AZ

Sanchez, Eulogio, PFC, USAAC, MI

Scott, Russell S., BM2C, USCG, NJ

Simons, Arnold J., RM3C, RI

Tansey, Rex A., PFC, USAAC, OR

Turrentine, Samuel A., USAAC, SC

Valdrini, Herman J. Jr, USAAC, AZ

Warm, Alfred L., RM3C, USCG, NY

Warshaw, Stanley P., USCG, NY

Winnard, Lee, RM3C, MI

Worth, Hugh J., YNC, USCG, MA

Dedicated July 6, 1996

"They were on their way home. For them, who did their very best.

And Now in God's hands ... At peace". Norm Cote

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Percent with GPS19%

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Percent photographed87%
Percent with GPS6%

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