On the north side of the road.

A plain, black, square, marble stone monument inscribe in Englisht text and in white lettering, set on a low rectangular plinth, flanked by 2 flagpoles at the back and with 2 benches at the front. Next to the left bench is an info sign. The monument has the badge of the USAAF printed in colors on the top left corner while the insignia of the 490th Bombardment Group on the top right corner. Illustration of a B-24 and B-17 are printed on the lower corners on either side. The dedication message is printed on the center of the monument. The monument is a tribute to the 490th Bomb Group and its many supporting units.

During World War II, the group was an Eighth Air Force heavy bombardment unit in England, stationed at RAF Eye. The group flew 158 combat missions, its last mission on 20 April 1945, after 5,000 sorties. It lost 22 aircrafts.

Source of information: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, https://military.wikia.org

On the monument:

USAAF STATION 134

Eye Aerodrome, Suffolk

1942 - 1945

To honour and forever remember the American Servicemen of the

490th Bombardment Group (Heavy), United States Eighth Army Air Force,

who stood and fought alongside Great Britain in its darkest hours.

From this WWII Aerodrome built upon requisitioned farmland and

constructed by the US 827th, 829th & 859th Engineer Aviation Battalions,

B-24 liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flew 158 daylight combat

missions until 'Victory in Europe' was declared on 8th May 1945.

Countless life-long friendships were forged between the young Americans far from

home and the local community who welcomed the Servicemen into these Parishes.

This memorial is dedicated as a lasting tribute to the 490th Bomb Group and its

many supporting units who once knew this rural corner of England as their home.

'Never Forgotten - Forever Honoured'

On the plinth:

Dedicated on the 29th May 2016