Sign is located about a half mile from the Cape Lookout Trailhead
Marker Name: None
Marker Text: On August 1, 1943 a four motored Army Air Force plane crashed 500 ft. west of here. His marker erected by the Oregon State Highway Commission in commemoration of the members of this flight crew that perished in the line of duty.
Pilot — Roy James Lee — 2nd Lt
Co-Pilot — Robert W. Willins — 2nd Lt
Navigator — Victor A. Lowenfeldt — 2nd Lt
Bombardier (survivor) — Wilbur L. Perez — 2nd Lt
Aerial Eng. G. — Delmar F. Priest — S/Sgt
Asst. Aerial Eng. G — William M. Pruner — Sgt
Radio Oper. G. — Benjamin J. Puzio — S/Sgt
Armorer Gunner — Harry Lilly — S/Sgt
Asst. Arm. G — Hoyt W. Wilson — S/Sgt
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