Memorial Killed American Airmen
Tekst on the memorial, at the cemetery:
IN GRATITUDE TO THE PEOPLE OF OPIJNEN
FOR HONORING EIGHT AMERICAN B-17 CREWMEN
KILLED IN ACTION HERE DURING WW II.
THEY REST IN THIS CHURCHYARD
The eight crew members are buried in this churchyard. This memorial marks the crash location.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
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