ADAMS COUNTY DEPUTIES PLACE NEW FLAG AT WW2 CRASH MEMORIAL

Two members of the Adams County Sheriff's Office replaced a weathered American flag flying at the site of a World War 2 bomber crash on the eastern prairie.
The B-24E “Liberator” bomber slammed into the ground while on a training mission near 96th Avenue and Shamrock Road and close to the border with Morgan County on July 28, 1943, killing the entire crew of 12.

"While patrolling the area a few weeks ago, one of our sergeants stopped by the memorial," the sheriff's office said. "The American flag flying at the memorial was torn and worn from the weather.

"Last week, our sergeant returned with another deputy and a new American flag provided by our Honor Guard, replacing the old one," the sheriff's office said. "It was a simple act, but an important one." The crash was believed to have been the result of mechanical failure. Reports said the aircraft was at 5,000 feet when it went into a dive, slammed into the ground at an 85-degree angle and burrowed a 10-foot crater.
The rural farming communities nearest to the 1943 crash site - Shamrock in Adams County and Adena in Morgan County - are long gone. [Photos: Adams County Sheriff]