8th Air Force - Museum Monument
Details:
Inside the museum, near the He162 and Fw190.
Monument
A freestanding white stone tablet in the shape of an inverted T on a rectangular stone base. The upper part of the tablet has an incised image of five aircraft and the 8th Air Force insignia surrounded by a border of laurel leaves. The lower part contains the commemoration message and a list of recipients of the Medal of Honor. There is also a black plaque in front of the monument which gives information about the monument.
Source of photos: François Ribailly / www.aerosteles.net, www.iwm.org.uk
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF THE 350,000 AMERICANS WHO
SERVED IN GREAT BRITAIN, 1942-1945, AS MEMBERS
OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE
THEIR SACRIFICES–MORE THAN 26,000 DIED IN COMBAT–CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO THE ALLIED VICTORY IN EUROPE — THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
THE FOLLOWING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS TYPIFIED THAT SPECIAL COURAGE, DEVOTION TO DUTY AND CAN-DO SPIRIT DISPLAYED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH:
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★ BAKER, A. E. |
LTC |
93 BG |
AUG 1943 |
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★ CASTLE, F. W. |
BGEN |
94 BG |
DEC 1944 |
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★ FEMOYER, R. B. |
2 LT |
447 BG |
NOV 1944 |
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★ GOTT, D. J. |
1 LT |
452 BG |
NOV 1944 |
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★ HUGHES, L. H. |
2 LT |
389 BG |
NOV 1944 |
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★ JERSTAD, J. L. |
MAJ |
93 BG |
AUG 1943 |
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JOHNSON, L. W. |
COL |
44 BG |
AUG 1943 |
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LAWLEY, W. R., JR. |
1 LT |
305 BG |
FEB 1944 |
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★ AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY |
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★ MATHIES, A. |
SSGT |
351 BG |
FEB 1944 |
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★ MATIES, J. W. |
1 LT |
303 BG |
MAR 1943 |
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★ METZGER, W. E. |
2 LT |
452 BG |
NOV 1944 |
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MICHAEL, E. S. |
1 LT |
305 BG |
APR 1944 |
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MORGAN, J. C. |
FLT. OFF. |
92 BG |
JUL 1943 |
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SMITH, M. H. |
SGT |
306 BG |
MAY 1943 |
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★ TRUEMPER, W. E. |
2 LT |
351 BG |
FEB 1944 |
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VANCE, L. R., JR. |
LTC |
489 BG |
JUN 1944 |
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VOSLER, F. L. |
SSGT |
303 BG |
DEC 1943 |
DEDICATED THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY, 1984, ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TODAY'S EIGHTH AIR FORCE.
On the plaque:
UNITED STATES 8th AIR FORCE MEMORIAL
STONE
This monument commemorates all those who lost their lives whilst serving with the 8th Air Force in the United Kingdom between 1942 and 1945.
The memorial was first erected in a garden dedicated to the memory of the fallen at the Liverpool International Garden Festival in May 1984 by the 8th Air Force Historical Society; redevelopment of the site has resulted in its re-location at Hendon.
The aircraft featured on the tablet are, from top to bottom, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B24 Liberator, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American P-51 Mustang.
The Memorial was produced and donated to the 8th AFHS by the Shreveport Monument Company.
Commemorates:
People:
Lloyd Herbert “Pete” Jr. Hughes
Maynard Harrison "Snuffy" Smith
Leon Robert "Philo", Jr. Vance
Units:
303rd Bomber Group
305th Bomber Group
306th Bombardment Group
351st Bomber Group
389th Bomber Group (Heavy)
447th Bomber Group
44th Bomb Group
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
489th Bomber Group (Heavy)
8th Air Force
92nd Bomber Group
93rd Bomber Group
94th Bomber Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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