Memorial American Crews of B-17’s : 43-38675 UX-N and 44-6584 UX-D

The crews of the 327th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Group, USAAF, were on their way back to their base in the United Kingdom on 3 March 1945.

The aircraft 43-38675 UX-N crashed in Havré between La Louvière and Mons. The crew survived the crash with the exception of belly turret gunner Sgt Marshall P. Dellinger.
Crew listing:
Sec. Lt Arthur H Huether (pilot)
Sec. Lt Lewis B Fisher (co-pilot)
FO William R Johnston (navigator)
Sgt George J Cotrell (bombardier)
Sgt Meldon L Johnston
Sgt Jerome E Wiznerowicz
Sgt Marshall P Dellinger (ball turret gunner), the only victim
Sgt Harry D Cohn

The aircraft 44-6584/UX-D crashed in the territory of Forchies-la-Marche. The crew, with the exception of Sgt Edward W Bartley Jr, were killed.
Crew listing
2Lt Erwin Schmidt (pilote)
2Lt William Dalton (co-pilote)
2Lt Cletus Brown (navigator)
FO Marcus McCrery (bombardier)
S/Sgt Robert Deigan
S/Sgt Ray Wold
Sgt Richard Fisher
S/Sgt Edward Bartley Jr. (tail gunner) was the only survivor.

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Source

• Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
• Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge
• https://www.hangarflying.eu/