441st Sub-Depot (91st Bomber Group) Memorial
Details:
Outside Hangar One.
A rectangular bronze plaque set onto a wedge-shaped white stone base dedicated to the officers and enlisted men of the 441st Sub Depot. The plaque is inscribed in English in raised lettering. Depicted images are a B-17, the 91st Bomb Group, and 441st Sub-Depot insignias.
Source of photo: www.91stbombgroup.com
Monument Text:
THIS TREE AND MARKER ARE DEDICATED TO THE OFFICERS
AND ENLISTED MEN
OF THE
441ST SUB DEPOT
BASED AT USAAF STATION 121
BASSINGBOURN ENGLAND
OCTOBER 1942 - JUNE 1945
WORKING IN HANGAR ONE
THEY PROVIDED MAJOR MAINTENANCE
TO THE FOUR SQUADRONS OF THE 91ST BOMB GROUP
WHO FLEW 404 OF THE B17'S DURING WORLD WAR II
209 OF THE B-17'S AND 2,012 COURAGEOUS
AIRMEN WERE LOST TO ENEMY ACTION
Commemorates:
Units:
441st Sub-Depot
91st Bomber Group
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII