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David Mason with McGuire memorial at the crash site of P-38L "Eileen-Ann" 44-24845 pilot Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. on Negros
On January 7, 2008 on the 63rd anniversary of the crash, David Mason dedicated a memorial marker at the crash site on Negros. The plaque includes the Philippines flag, Medal of Honor, U.S. flag and pilots wings with a cross that McGuire's father wanted on his grave. Below in English and Hiligaynon (Ilonggo). The memorial plaque is attached to a large rock quarried from Clark Field where McGuire flew missions and the base is concrete with stones from the nearby creek where the plane crashed. The memorial reads: "A grateful Filipino nation solemnly marks this spot where American P-38 fighter pilot Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. was killed on 7 January 1945. It is eternally enshrined for wherever a man has shed his blood for liberty, justice, peace and freedom there is sacred ground. The sun cannot bleach, the wind can not blow, the rain cannot wash that sanctity away. From ground like this springs that which forever makes mankind great."
Credit: Justin Taylan Date: July 7, 2024
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