USAAF 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

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Reference WMO/278448

Address:

Halesworth Airfield Museum

Sparrowhawk Road

Upper Holton

IP19 8NJ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: US Armed Forces: Stone of remembrance mounted on base. USAAF badge top centre. At the centre is a circular badge with a bird looking through a telescope. Bottom centre is a picture of OA-10 Catalina amphibian aircraft.
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DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE 5TH EMERGENCY/ RESCUE SQUADRON (U.S.A.A.F.)/ THE 5TH E.R.S. CARRIED OUT SEARCH/ AND RESCUE MISSIONS FROM HOLTON/ AIRFIELD BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY 1945/ PICKING UP DOWNED ALLIED AIRCREW/ FROM THE PERILOUS NORTH SEA/ OA10A CATALINA AMPHIBIAN/ P47 THUNDERBOLT SPOTTER/ BOAT CARRYING B17 FLYING FORTRESS/ AIRCRAFT WERE USED

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