Near Meadow in Perkins County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

WWII Bomber Crashes near Meadow, SD

Photographed By Connor Olson, August 28, 2022

1. WWII Bomber Crashes near Meadow, SD Marker

Inscription. At 10:00 PM, October 20, at 1944, a four-engined B-24 bomber crashed with a crew of 10 men on the Hubler farm, 6 miles north east of Meadow, SD.

Four crewman were killed and one injured. Those who died were Lt. Milan J. Mikulec, 23 bombardier, Col. Wm. A. Gaszewski, 22 engineer, Cpl. Ralph L. Kizer, 25 gunner, F-O Alexander J. Kaczmarek 19, navigator.

The injured man was co-pilot Carson A. Bass. The other survivors were Lt. Robert Meyer, pilot, Bernard day, radio-man, Sherwood Long and Sheldon B. Kaiser, crew members.

The bomber was on a routine training flight from a Casper, Wyoming base. Trouble developed when one engine of the bomber flamed and two others stopped, sending the huge craft into a tailspin over the east Meadow countryside. Several people saw the falling plane, and reported a tremendous noise of backfiring motors. The bomber came down with a deafening roar about 300 feet west of the Hubler home.

This plaque is gratefully dedicated to those men, who gave their lives for their country.

Erected 2010 by American Legion Post 66.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 20, 1944.

Location. 45° 32.914′ N, 102°

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4.576′ W. Marker is near Meadow, South Dakota, in Perkins County. Memorial can be reached from 198th Avenue just south of Athboy Road (County Highway 4). Located in a remote farm pasture, please tread respectfully. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meadow SD 57644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bismarck-Deadwood Stage Trail (approx. 6.6 miles away); From Bison to Cattle (approx. 12.3 miles away); Public Land Surveying (approx. 12.4 miles away); Welcome to the Grand River National Grassland (approx. 12½ miles away); Great Plains Weather: Land of Extremes (approx. 12½ miles away); Hugh Glass - Adventurer (approx. 15.3 miles away).

Photographed By Connor Olson, August 28, 2022

2. WWII Bomber Crashes near Meadow, SD Marker

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October 1944

3. WWII Bomber Crashes near Meadow

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2022, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2022, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.