Alex Philipovitch
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14463.jpeg
UPL 14463
At the base of the war memorial in North Lopham, Norfolk, is a memorial to two USAAF crews. Their planes collided over the village on 29 January 1945. The stone is in very poor condition, and the names can hardly be read; ironic, when the last statement on the stone is, "Their Names Will Live Forevermore."
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/
Photo taken 12 July 2013, Gary Atkins
KIA 29 January 1945, when two B17s collided over the village of North Lopham.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
25 August 1921 | ||
Died |
North Lopham, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | 29 January 1945 | |
Buried |
Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA | Gettysburg National Cemetery Gettysburg Adams County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section 2, Site #475 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Sup; Snetterton Falcons, pg 224-226 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia