Monument Details

355th Fighter Group

Details:

On the south side of the road, the largest of the monuments behind the metal gate.

Monument
A large Portland stone monument with a P-51 propeller right in the middle and extensive engraving. It include the names and insignias of the units that served here and the people in those units that gave their lives. The outside panels of names were added in 2003: US killed on the left and RAF killed on the right.

Monument Text:

On the middle panel:

355th FIGHTER GROUP

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On the left hand side below an outline of a P-47 THUNDERBOLT:
MEMORIAL
355TH FIGHTER GROUP
AND
SUPPORT UNITS
U S A A F
8TH AIR FORCE
ACTIVATED ORLANDO FL 12 NOV 42
ARRIVED UK 6 JUL 43
FIRST COMBAT MISSION 14 SEP 43
LAST COMBAT MISSION 25 APR 45
OVER 1500 E/A DAMAGED-DESTROYED
DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION 5 APR 44
OVER 2000 AMERICAN AIRMEN SERVED HERE
DEDICATED 12 MAY 1981

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On the right hand side below a P-51 MUSTANG:
UNITS ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED
AAF STATION F-122
355 FG HQ
354 FS
357 FS
358 FS
2 SF
1 SG HQ
5 SS
14 SC
18 WS
151 QM
441 ASG
641 AMS
817 AES
1066 SC
1104 QM
1181 MP
1447 ORD
1754 ORD
2005 FF
2028 FF
ARC
RAF
RCAF