Whiteman AFB in Johnson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
351st Bombardment Group Memorial
Photographed by Steven Miller, September 16, 2014
1. 351st Bombardment Group Memorial Marker
This memorial is cut from the same stone as the permanent 351st Bombardment Group monument at Polebrook, England, site of 351st operations during 1943-1945.
Dedicated 9 October 1983
THEY LED, WE FOLLOW
Erected by 9 October 1983.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 38° 43.727′ N, 93° 33.918′ W. Memorial is in Whiteman AFB, Missouri, in Johnson County. It is on Vandenbug Avenue 0.1 miles south of Center Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Whiteman Air Force Base MO 65305, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 37th ARRS Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whiteman AFB Memorial Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Warrensburg (approx. 8.6 miles away); Dale Carnegie (approx. 9½ miles away); 101 N. College St (approx. 9.6 miles away); U.S. Navy V-12 Unit (approx. 9.6 miles away); Yeater Ghost (approx. 9.7 miles away); 133 E. Pine St (approx. 9.7 miles away).
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Photographed by Steven Miller, September 16, 2014
2. 351st Bombardment Group Memorial Marker
Presented by Morris Granite & Marble to the 351st Bomb Group Reunion Association on the occasion of the unveiling of their memorial June 18 1981.
Photographed by Steven Miller, September 16, 2014
3. 351st Bombardment Group Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2014, by Steven Miller of Windsor, Missouri. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2014, by Steven Miller of Windsor, Missouri. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
