Near Naper in Boyd County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lost Airmen

Aug. 3, 1944

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2026

1. Lost Airmen Marker

Inscription.

FLIGHT CREW
Capt. Stanley J. Meadows, C-47 Pilot
Capt. Robert K. "Bud" Bohle, C-47 Co-Pilot
Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar, C-47 Crew Chief

PASSENGERS
Capt. Leslie B. Roberts, Flight Surgeon
F/O John F. Albert
2nd Lt. William F. Acree
2nd Lt. William C. Armstrong
2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett Jr.
2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown
2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown
2nd Lt. James C. Burke
2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann
2nd Lt. Donald C. Clarkson
2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson
2nd Lt. Lloyd C. Hemphill
1st Lt. Clayton R. Jolley
1st Lt. Leonard R. Jolley
2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller
2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle
2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt Jr.
2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley
2nd Lt. Anthony J. Paladino
2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson
2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts Jr.
2nd Lt. Lavon Sehorn

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 42° 57.542′ N, 99° 5.368′ W. Memorial is near Naper, Nebraska, in Boyd County. It is on State Highway 12, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is in Knoll Crest Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Naper NE 68755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska and in the Niobrara Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Naper Area Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lost Airmen of World War II

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Bonesteel (approx. 10.7 miles away in South Dakota); State Line Marker (approx. 11 miles away in South Dakota); Iron Post (approx. 11 miles away in South Dakota); Legacy Park (approx. 11 miles away in South Dakota); Bonesteel American Legion Memorial (approx. 11 miles away in South Dakota); Fairfax Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.2 miles away in South Dakota). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naper.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2026

2. Lost Airmen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.