War Memorial WWII (Opijnen)

Netherlands / Gelderland / Neerijnen / Opijnen / McCammonplein
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance, war memorial
The memorial honours the American crew members of the B17 'Man-O-War' that crashed in Opijnen on July 30th 1943. Eight of the ten crewmembers didn't survive the crash, they are buried in the Protestant churchyard in Opijnen.
Robert U. Duggan, Navigator
Daniel V. Ohman, Bombardier
Douglas V. Blackwood, Radioman
Americo Cianfichi, Engineer
Mike A. Perrotta, Ball Turret
Harold R. Sparks, Waist Gunner
George R. Krueger, Waist Gunner
Hermon D. Poling, Tail Gunner
The two crew members that did survive the crash are:
Keene C. McCammon, Pilot
John P. Bruce, Co-Pilot
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Wikipedia article: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oorlogsmonumenten_in_Neerijnen
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Coordinates:   51°49'42"N   5°17'40"E
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