457th Bomb Group Monument
Details:
In the churchyard at the back of the church.
A rectangular stone block pedestal surmounted by a curved bust of an American airman in flying gear. The pedestal is mounted on a pavement with raised curb. There is a wreath in relief on the top of the front face of the pedestal and badge of the 8th Air Force carved in relief on the right side of the pedestal. On the back side is an inscribed name of the bomber group with a carved plane on the top. The dedication message is inscribed in English text, incised in black lettering below the carved wreath on the front side. It commemorates the heroism shown by the airmen of the 457th Bomb Group for England’s freedom in World War II.
Officers and enlisted men of the 457th Bomb group were stationed at RAF Glatton, the wartime name for Conington Airfield where B17 Flying Fortress aircraft flew from, to complete bombing missions over France and Germany in WW2 as part of the Eighth Air Force Allied Forces in Europe.
Source of information: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, http://www.sawtryhistorysociety.btck.co.uk
Source of images: https://www.waymarking.com
Monument Text:
Front side:
FAIT
ACCOMPLI
LEST WE FORGET
IN PERPETUAL MEMORY
OF THOSE VALIANT
AMERICAN AIRMEN OF
THE 457TH BOMB GROUP (H)
WHO DURING WORLD WAR II
GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT
FREEDOM MIGHT PREVAIL.
Back Side:
457TH
BOMBARDMENT
GROUP (H)
Commemorates:
Units:
457th Bomber Group (H)
748th Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomber Group
749th Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomber Group
750th Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomber Group
751st Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomb Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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