B-24 Crew - Grave Site 1942-1945 (unknown-1944)

B-24 Crew - Grave Site 1942-1945 Veteran

Birth

unknown

Death

22 Feb 1944

Cenotaph

Pokoj Vám

Pradlo, Okres Plzeň-jih, Plzeň, Czech Republic Show Map

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The partial remains of the ten members of the B-24 crew of "Miss Fortune" were buried here in one coffin until the remains were cremated and repatriated to Germany, France, and in 1950 to Jefferson Barracks.
1st Lt. George M. "Skipper" Goddard, Jr, Pilot
1st Lt. Haig "Kandy" Kandarian, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Joseph F Altemus, Navigator
1st Lt. Charles F Spickard, Jr, Bombardier
TSgt. Oscar W Houser, Engineer
SSgt. Harold C Carter, Armorer-Ball Turret Gunner
SSgt. John A. "Goldy" Goldbach, Left Waist Gunner
SSgt. Roy E Hughes, Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. Wayneworth E. "Lord Nelson" Nelson, Tail Gunner
SSgt. Rexford H. Rhodes, Nose Gunner

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NA PAMÁTKU AMERICKÝCH LETCŮ. +22.2.1944
The translation is: IN MEMORY US Aircrew. +22.2.1944
The headstone remembers the crew of the B-24 "Miss Fortune" #42-73138 that crashed on the nearby Dubec Hill; only Raymond Noury survived.

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