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466th Bomber Group 'Honor Roll' and Memorial

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Details:

Inside the church on the northside of the apse.

Commemorative Object

A display consisiting of a framed picture listing the "Honor Roll" of members of the Group 'Killed in Action' during the war; a flag display; and a short history of the 466th Bomber Group.

The memorial remembers those killed while serviong with the 466th Bomber Group "The Flying Deck" during WW2.

 

Sources of information and photos: : https://memorials.iwm.org.uk

https://www.geograph.org.uk

Monument Text:

Roll of Honor:

 

466th Bomb Group Roll of Honor

The following individuals lost their lives while serving with the 466th BG.

(The job code follow each name).

 *The asterisk indicates that death has not been confirmed

(Names)

 

 

466th Bomber Group History Plaque:

The 466th Bombardment Group was known as the "Flying Deck".
The bulk of its crews' training was carried out in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
In February 1944, it moved to its base near the village of Weston Longville. The group's first mission was on 22 March 1944 to Berlin. It was the longest first mission flown by any group in the European theatre of operations. This was noted by Lt Gen James Doolittle in a letter welcoming the 466th to the Eighth Air
Force. During the course of the war, the 466th flew more than 5,600 sorties in 231 missions over
France, Germany, and Belgium. A total of 333 men lost their lives during those missions, with an additional 171 taken
prisoner, eight evading capture and 27 interned in neutral countries.
Almost 100 B-24 Liberators were lost during the missions. The 466th also participated in the Gas Missions. This involved flying gasoline to the US Army in France and Germany, which had moved so quickly it had outdistanced its supply lines.

 

US Flag Display/Certificate:

   THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 1793

THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA 

This is to certify that the accompanying flag was flown over the United States Capitol on March 16, 1989, at the request of the Honorable John J. LaFalce, Member of Congress. This flag was flown for the 466th Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division Association, 8th Air Force.

Commemorates:

Units:

2nd Air Division

466th Bomber Group, Heavy

784th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group

785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group

786th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy

787th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group

8th Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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