USAAF 25th Bomb Group

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Reference WMO/214319

Address:

Entrance to former RAF Watton

Canberra Road

Watton

IP25 6UP

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: US Armed Forces: On the west side of Canberra Road, at the junction with Norwich Road.A polished, grey granite memorial commemorating the airmen of the 25th Bomb Group, 8th United States Army Air Force, listing the 15 different units which formed the group. Google maps indicate the road to be Washington Drive, an extension of Canberra Road, but the compiler, and a geograph contributor, agree that it is now part of Canberra Road, and the memorial is clearly at the point where that road joins Norwich Road.
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USAAF/ SEASONED AIRMAN GATHERED HERE AMONG/ ALLIES TO CONTINUE THE GREAT FIRST CAUSE/ DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED/ 25th BOMB GROUP (RCN. SP.)/ HQ & HDQS SQN 653rd BOMB SQD (L-RCN)/ 652nd BOMB SQD (H-RCN) 654th BOMB SQD (H-RCN. SP.)/ 18th WEA SQD DET A 8th COMBAT CAMERA UNIT/ 1070th QMC GP. (AVN) 301st STA COMPLT SQD/ 652nd AIR MATL SQD 828TH AIR ENGR SQD/ 2135th ENGR F.F. PLAT 564th ARMY POST UNIT/ 375th AIR SERV SQD 452nd AIR SERV SQD/ 1274th M.P. CO (AVN) DET A/ TIME TO REMEMBER ECCLESIASTES 1944 1945

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