Mountain Rest in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Air Force B25C Plane Crash
Across the road – 200 yards to the north is the site of an Air Force B25C plane crash on March 10, 1943 – Claiming the lives of the following crew members:
Flight Officer, Richard S. Brook
2nd Lt. Earl S. Monrow
2nd Lt. Philip J. Graziano
Staff Sgt. Harvey M. Capellman
Sgt. Michael Sekel
“Oconee County Remembers"
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 1943.
Location. 34° 57.881′ N, 83° 4.708′ W. Marker is in Mountain Rest, South Carolina, in Oconee County. Memorial is on State Highway 107, half a mile north of Burrells Ford Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain Rest SC 29664, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William R. Geddings Fish Culture House (approx. 1˝ miles away); Walhalla State Fish Hatchery (approx. 1˝ miles away); Cheowee Town (approx. 3.6 miles away); Tamassee Town (approx. 5.9 miles away); Tamassee DAR School (approx. 6.4 miles away); Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage (approx. 6˝ miles away); Texas Friendship Cottage (approx. 6˝ miles away); The Cherokee Path (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Rest.
Also see . . . Crew killed in 1943 Army Air Corps plane crash honored in Oconee County. Independent Mail website entry (Submitted on May 17, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 77 times this year. Last updated on August 6, 2023, by Lee Byrd of Simpsonville, South Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.