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391st Bomb Gp, USAF, Matching, date of photo estimated - Taken by B Wood 14 Feb 2000
Reference WMO/261941
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BETWEEN JANUARY AND OCTOBER 1944 AMERICAN AIRMEN OF THE 391ST BOMB GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE WERE STATIONED AT MATCHING GREEN. WHILST DAILY ENGAGED IN REDUCING GERMAN POSITIONS ACROSS THE CHANNEL THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH WARM HOSPITALITY, KINDNESS, UNDERSTANDING AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES. DURING THESE MONTHS THE GROUP FLEW 6,000 SORTIES AND DROPPED 18 MILLION POUNDS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES ON HITLER'S EUROPEAN FORTRESS, SUFFERING THE LOSS OF 197 AIRMEN KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING. THE PLAQUE IS PLACED HERE BY THE SURVIVING OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE GROUP, IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIENDS WHO DID NOT COME BACK, AND IN APPRECIATION OF YOU FRIENDSHIP, WITH THE HOPE THAT AMERICANS AND ENGLISHMEN WILL CONTINUE TO STAND TOGETHER IN THE GREAT TRIALS STILL TO COME FOR FREE MEN (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
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