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A-14 406th/358th FG

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Details:

In the middle of the Y intersection in Houtteville. Monument A vertical stone rectangle in a gravel plot set on a stone base bearing a dark grey plaque with gold lettering commemorating USAAF units that were in the area during WWII.

Monument Text:

Ninth US A. Air Force WWII
The 406th and the 358th Fighter Group flew from this advanced landing ground A-14 built by the 819th Aviation Engineer Battalion.
07.03 to 08.14.1944
In respectful memory of those who gave their lives for liberty
Beuzeville la Bastille - Coigny - Cretteville - Houtteville
6 Juin 1944

Commemorates:

Units:

358th Fighter Group

406th Fighter Group

819th Air Engineer Battalion

9th Air Force

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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