325th Fighter Group Memorial
Details:
In the walkway adjacent to the waterfront across the street from a camping area.
A concrete monument with a brass inscribed plaque attached to the front. The sides are painted with the "Checkertail" pattern used by the 325th Fighter Group.
The memorial remembers the 325th Fighter Group "The Checkertails" or the "Checkertail Clan" who flew from a base near this location in 1944 and 1945 in the 15th US Air Force.
Monument Text:
Symbols of the 317th, 318th, 319th Fighter Squadrons
Symbols of the P-47 and P-51 and the Unit Crest of the 325th Fighter Group
325th FIGHTER GROUP
317th, 318th, 319th Fighter Squadrons
WORLD WAR II
US ARMY AIR FORCES
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER
LESINA MARCH 29, 1944 to MARCH 2, 1945
HONORING ALL THOSE WHO SERVED
DEDICATED MAY 14, 2014
LESINA, ITALY
Symbols of the US Army Air Force and the 15th Air Force