Méautis A-17
Details:
Located on the northern side of the D443.
Marker
A small vertical slab of brown stone with gold lettering commemorating the units who built and fought on Airfield 17 flanked by flagpoles and flowers.
Monument Text:
THE 50TH FIGHTER GROUP
OF NINTH US AIR FORCE
FLEW FROM
THIS ADVANCED
LANDING GROUND A 17
BUILD BY
THE 840TH AIR ENGRS BATTALION
16.08 TO 15.09 1944
IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR LIBERTY.
MEAUTIS
7.06.1989
Commemorates:
Units:
50th Fighter Group
840th Air Engineer Battalion
9th Air Force
Wars:
WWII