11th Bombardment Group Guadalcanal Memorial Plaque
Details:
Hanging in the Terminal wall.
PlaqueA brass inscribed plaque mounted on a wooden frame.
The plaque remembers the 11th Bombardment Group (Heavy), the "Grey Geese" which fought as part of the 13th Air Force at Guadalcanal in 1942-1943.
Monument Text:
TO THE MEN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
1ITH BOMB GROUP WHO FELL IN BATTLE DEFENDING GUADALCANAL
1942-1943
REST IN PEACE
Commemorates:
Units:
11th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
13th Air Force
United States Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Guadalcanal
Operation Watchtower
Pacific Theater
Solomon Islands Campaign