Hoogeloon Memorial Column
The memorial in Hoogeloon is a steel column, topped with a sword. It was erected in memory of all those who fell in the Second World War. Four bronze plaques have been affixed to the column bearing the names of two Dutch, one British and four American servicemen who lost their lives in the fight against the occupying forces. On 17 September 1944, an American aircraft was shot down near Hoogeloon . The four crew members – William B. Williams, John E. Burke, Nick Pehote and Jacob Faasse – were killed in the crash. Jan Goossens from Hoogeloon was killed in action on the front line between Baarlo and Venlo.
He was hiding in a trench and was…
The memorial in Hoogeloon is a steel column, topped with a sword. It was erected in memory of all those who fell in the Second World War. Four bronze plaques have been affixed to the column bearing the names of two Dutch, one British and four American servicemen who were killed in action whilst fighting the occupying forces. On 17 September 1944, an American aircraft was shot down near Hoogeloon . The four crew members – William B. Williams, John E. Burke, Nick Pehote and Jacob Faasse – were killed in the crash. Jan Goossens from Hoogeloon was killed in action on the front line between Baarlo and Venlo.
He was hiding in a trench when he was attacked by the Germans. As he emerged from the trench, he was shot dead. Jan Balduk was working at a bakery in Hoogeloon when he was called up as a reservist. He had been married for just seven months and had his whole future ahead of him when he was killed by the bullets of an agitated Dutch soldier, just as he was trying to subdue him. The 19-year-old British soldier Eddy Jones was shot by the Germans whilst on his way from Akkerstraat towards Zwarte Berg.