The 24 airmen who perished comprised the crew of two B-24's on leave for few days and the crew members of 3701 'Harry' that was used as a transport that night flying out of Gander Newfoundland.
With the crash site accessible by hikers and the general public the grave site was eventuality vandalized in 1985 and the remains were moved down the mountain to the St. Donat cemetery and reburied in a mass grave with a Monument erected in their Honor.
The 24 airmen who perished comprised the crew of two B-24's on leave for few days and the crew members of 3701 'Harry' that was used as a transport that night flying out of Gander Newfoundland.
With the crash site accessible by hikers and the general public the grave site was eventuality vandalized in 1985 and the remains were moved down the mountain to the St. Donat cemetery and reburied in a mass grave with a Monument erected in their Honor.
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