In the grove of trees. Plaque

A black plaque mounted to a small stone block, inscribed in Polish (upper left side) and English (upper right side) white text. The insignia of the unit is at the center.

Kosciuszko Squadron was named after General Thaddeus Kosciuszko. It was one of the units of the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. Formed in late 1918, it was re-formed in late 1919 from US volunteers.

Text:

(Polish Text – left side)

KU CZCI BOHATERSKICH

LOTNIKÓW POLSKICH

I AMERYKAŃSKICH

Z 7 ESKADRY

KOŚCIUSZKOWSKIEJ,

KTÓRZY W DNIACH

18 - 23 SIERPNIA 1920

STARTOWALI Z LOTNISK

PRZEMYSKICH

DO ZWYCIĘSKIEJ WALKI

O NIEPODLEGŁOŚĆ POLSKI

(English Text – right side)

FOR A MEMORY OF BRAVE

POLISH AND AMERICAN

AIRMEN OF THE 7 TH

„KOSCIUSZKO”

SQUADRON

WHO TOOK OFF OF

THE PRZEMYSL AIRFIELDS

ON THE 18- 23 AUGUST.1920

TO THE VICTORIOUS FIGHT

FOR THE INDEPENDENCE

OF POLAND

(Following Text)

THE TRIBUTE FOUNDED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PRZEMYSL

AND UNIT OF FORTRESS'COMMUNES OF THE FORMER FORTRESS PRZEMYSL

HAS BEEN UNVEILED ON THE 16TH MAY 2010 BY THE CREWMEMBERS OF THE SPACE

SHUTTLE STS 130 „ENDEAVOUR”

ZNAK TEN, UFUNDOWANY PRZEZ PREZYDENTA MIASTA PRZEMYŚLA

I ZWIĄZEK GMIN FORTECZNYCH TWIERDZY PRZEMYŚL, ODSŁONILI

DNIA 16 MAJA 2010 CZŁONKOWIE ZAŁOGI PROMU KOSMICZNEGO

NASA STS 130 „ENDEAVOUR”

COL. GEORGE D. ZAMKA, CPT. KATHRYN P. HIRE, DR NICHOLAS J.M. PATRICK