West Goshen Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
We Hold in Honor and Sacred Memory
Oaklands Plane Crash Memorial
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
1. Honor and Sacred Memory Marker
2nd Lieutenant Herman H. Haas, Jr.
2nd Lieutenant William C. Bethel
Sergeant John T. Donahue
Sergeant George B. Allen
Staff Sergeant Joseph Tucek
Sergeant Sylvio W. Pollender
Sergeant Edward P. Geoghegan, Jr.
Crewmembers of a U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber who entered life eternal when their plane crashed near here during stormy weather while they were on a training mission – May 7, 1944.
“A Grateful Community Remembers”
Erected 1999 by Chester County Commissioners and The West Chester Mens Service Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 58.761′ N, 75° 37.181′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in West Goshen Township. Memorial can be reached from South Pottstown Pike north of Primrose Lane, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located just inside the entrance to The Oaklands Cemetery. The locals call this area Cemetery Hill. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1042 Pottstown Pike, West Chester PA 19380, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Isaac Dutton Barnard (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line);
this page online
Also see . . . Delaware County Times News Story of the crash. (Submitted on September 16, 2017, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
2. We Hold in Honor and Sacred Memory....
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
3. Donors that made this Marker Possible
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
4. Donors that made this Marker Possible
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
5. This is the entrance into the cemetery where you can find this marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,118 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
