Barksdale AFB in Bossier Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The B-24 Flying Eightballs
Dedicated to the 44th Bomb Group (H)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 27, 2017
1. B-24 Marker
14th Combat Wing - 8th Air Force - WWII.
Shipdham, England 7 Nov. 1942 - 25 May 1945.
344 Combat Missions - 330 Enemy A/C Destroyed.
8009 sorties delivered 18,980 tons of bombs with 153 A/C losses
Two presidential unit citations:
Kiel, Germany 14 May, 1943.
Ploesti, Rumania 1 August 1943 - daylight low level attack on Rumanian oil refineries.
Colonel Leon W. Johnson Medal of Honor for Ploesti raid leadership. Served and trained at Barksdale Field from 7 February to 26 July, 1942. During first bomb group to train with B-24 Liberators. Moved to Will Rogers Field, OK on 26 July to prepare for overseas deployment.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1945.
Location. 32° 30.722′ N, 93° 40.899′ W. Marker is in Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, in Bossier Parish. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Shreveport Road and Lindbergh Road. Base access is required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 88 Shreveport Road, Barksdale AFB LA 71110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 344th Bomb Group (M) AAF (a few steps from this marker); Berlin Airlift Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 486th Bombardment Group (H) (within shouting distance
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More about this marker. Located at the Barksdale Air Force Base Global Power Museum, open seven days a week from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and free to the public. Access is at the Northgate Road base entrance. A Government issued ID, (Drivers License, Passport etc.) is required to gain entry.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . 44th Bomb Group: The Flying Eightballs. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on September 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 27, 2017
2. Consolidated B-24J "Liberator"
Public domain - USAF photo
3. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator from Maxwell Field, Alabama.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
