First US Airfield Memorial
Details:
To the right of a farm field entrance between two well-trimmed hedges at the west corner of the D17's intersection with Chasse des Coisnets.
Marker
A simple vertical slab of stone bearing a black inscription commemorating the airfield and those who defended it. La Londe airfield was the first US Army Air Corps airfield in France and was located between Sainte-Mére-Église and Beuzeville-au-Plain.
Monument Text:
LA LONDE
FIRST US ARMY AIR CORPS AIRFIELD IN FRANCE
12 JUNE TO 25 JULY 1944
PROTECTED BY THE 552ND AAA AW BN (MB)
LT COLONEL BENJAMIN M. WARFIELD COMMANDING
BY COURTESY OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Commemorates:
People:
Benjamin Merritt “Bud” Warfield
Units:
552nd AAA AW Battalion (MB)
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII