487th Bomb Group (H)
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45

1st Lt Joseph M. Sugarman Jr, Ardennes Cemetery (Buried at Plot D, Row 9, Grave 24)
Pilot, 839th Squadron, KIA 11-Mar-1945
On April 27, 2022, through the efforts of "Operation Benjamin" the headstone of Lt Sugarman, and many other Jewish veterans, was changed from the Latin Cross that had previously been in place to this Star of David.
More information about Operation Benjamin can be seen by clicking here.
(photo provided by Operation Benjamin)


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