Halvergate and Tunstall
Memorial
photograph by usxpat 15 August 2023
Object Number - UPL 62497 - Halvergate and Tunstall memorial
Memorial dedicated on 6 July 2023, remembering 3 separate crash events in the marshes near the town.
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Detailed History
On 26 January 1943, a Wellington III, of the Royal Canadian Air Force, crashed into the marshes near Halvergate and Tunstall. Two B24 Liberators crashed in the following year: 8 May and 13 July 1944.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 37464353
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677848
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36195604
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
