Crew Members of WWII B-25 Bomber Crash Memorial - West Chester PA
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Don.Morfe
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Crewmembers of a U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber who entered life eternal when their plane crashed near here during stormy weather while they were on a training mission – May 7, 1944.
Waymark Code: WM12X1M
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2020
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The text on the monument: We Hold in Honor and Sacred Memory, 2nd Lieutenant Herman H. Haas, Jr.
2nd Lieutenant William C. Bethel
Sergeant John T. Donahue
Sergeant George B. Allen
Staff Sergeant Joseph Tucek
Sergeant Sylvio W. Pollender
Sergeant Edward P. Geoghegan, Jr.
Crewmembers of a U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber who entered life eternal when their plane crashed near here during stormy weather while they were on a training mission – May 7, 1944.
“A Grateful Community Remembers”
The monument was erected by the Chester County Commissioners and The West Chester Men's Service Club.
The monument is made of gray granite about 3 feet wide and 4 feet high. It is located inside Oaklands Cemetery.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1999
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Enter Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester PA near the entrance
Location of waymark:
1042 South Pottstown Pike, West Chester PA 19380
located just inside the entrance to The Oaklands Cemetery.
West Chester , PA USA
19380
Commemoration: Crewmembers of a U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber that crashed on May 7 1944
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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