Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
United States Army 8th Air Force
Memorial Association
presents and dedicates this memorial
to the memory of the airmen of the
United States Army 8th Air Force
who against overwhelming odds
and "savage" defiance
attacked and destroyed
the ball bearing factories in
Schweinfurt, Germany
14 October 1943
officially known as
Mission No. 115
known by those who were there as
Black Thursday
Erected by Second Schweinfurt Memorial Association.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.565′ N, 77° 4.372′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It can be reached from Porter Avenue east of Arlington Cemetery, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Wilson Avenue, Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); 3d United States Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
