6th Bomb Group Marker

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Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

6th Bomb Group
24 Bomb Sqd. • 39 Bomb Sqd. • 40 Bomb Sqd.
— 1944 • B-29 C.B.I.-Guam-Saipan-Tinian • 1945 —

6th Bomb Group Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

1. 6th Bomb Group Marker

Inscription.

The men and women of the 6th Bomb Group Association thank the people of Grand Island for their warm hospitality when we trained here in 1944/1945 before leaving for the Pacific Theatre of War to fly 1,750 World War II B-29 combat missions over Japan.

We of the 20th Air Force were the first to use air power to end a major war without an invasion of the enemy's homeland.

This 16' 7" propellor [sic] is just one of the four which pulled each giant B-29 into the sky!

Oct. 1993

Designed by Ed Allgor

Erected 1993 by The 6th Bomb Group Association.

Location. 40° 56.805′ N, 98° 21.567′ W. Marker is in Grand Island, Nebraska, in Hall County. Click for map. Monument is in Hall County Veterans Memorial Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1914 West Capital Avenue, Grand Island NE 68803, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hall County Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Amiel Whipple W.R.C. Civil War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Martin Building (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Lincoln Memorial Highway (approx. 1.8 miles away); Federal Building (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pioneer Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Yancey (approx. 1.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Grand Island.

6th Bomb Group Memorial Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

2. 6th Bomb Group Memorial

Also see . . .
1. A Brief History of the 6th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. 20th Air Force Association. (Submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. The 6th Bomb Group. (Submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Hall County Veterans Memorial Park Entrance Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Hall County Veterans Memorial Park Entrance

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 76 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.