Near Camden in Ouachita County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

AF 45-35160

World War II

— They lived as they died, for their country —

AF 41-35160 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 12, 2022

1. AF 41-35160 Marker

Inscription. On January 20, 1944 near this spot, 8 brave airmen of the United States Army Air Forces lost their lives when their B-26 Medium Bomber crashed and burned about 1:37 PM.

397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Sqdn.

In Memoriam

• 1st Lt. George W. Davis, 0-421895 Pilot, Valley Center, Kansas
• 1st Lt. Robert E. Trimpe, 0-664695 Co-Pilot, Havana, Illinois
• 2nd Lt. Kermit M. Bury, 0-744010 Bombardier, Maple Bluff, Wisconsin
• 2nd Lt. Robert J Miller, 0-686576 Pilot, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
• M. SGT. Cecil C. Stewart, 6380036 Flight Chief, Fairfield, Alabama
• M. SGT. James D. Alexander, 18043177 Flight Chief, Houston, Texas
• CPL James E. Cole, 17016779 Flight Engineer, Calhoun City, Miss.
• CPL. Milton L. Rauch, 12182122 Radio Operator, Brooklyn, New York

Duty - Honor - Country

Erected 2003 by Citizens of Ouachita County.

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

Location. 33° 28.392′ N, 92° 48.468′ W. Memorial is near Camden, Arkansas, in Ouachita County. It is on Ouachita Road 64 east of Arkansas Highway 7, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 Ouachita Road 64, Camden AR 71701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain,

in Caddo Territory,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States

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of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Diamond (approx. 7 miles away); Fort Southerland (approx. 7.6 miles away); Ouachita County Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff (approx. 7.8 miles away); To Our Confederate Women (approx. 7.8 miles away); Fort Simmons (approx. 8.2 miles away); Camden Water Battle (approx. 8.3 miles away); Redoubt B (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . B-26 Bomber Crash of 1944. (Submitted on December 10, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.)

AF 41-35160 Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 12, 2022

2. AF 41-35160 Marker (Back)

World War II FrenchPort/Elliott War Memorial Funds for this memorial were donated by the citizens of Ouachita CO. & dedicated in the year of our Lord 2003 Dedicated July 12, 2003 Major General Rupert Burris, USAF Retired Mike Hesterly, Ouachita County Judge

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 12, 2022

3. AF 41-35160 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.