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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Adjacent to Bossier Parish, Louisiana
▶ Bienville Parish (3) ▶ Caddo Parish (116) ▶ Red River Parish (1) ▶ Webster Parish (3) ▶ Lafayette County, Arkansas (2) ▶ Miller County, Arkansas (1)
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303rd Bombardment Group (H)
Molesworth, England
12 September 1942–11 June 1945
More combat missions (364) than
any other 8AF B-17 Group
Dedicated to all who served
with this highly decorated
group from its activation
3 . . . — — Map (db m105224) HM WM |
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1942 - 1945
England - France
Belgium - Germany
B-26 Martin Maruader
"Silver Streaks"
Dedicated to the memory of the young
men that trained at Barksdale and went
on to serve with the 344th Bomb Group (M) . . . — — Map (db m109811) WM |
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A tribute to all
who served in the
34th Bomb Group
April 1944 - June 1945
Mendlesham, England
4th Sqdn - 7th Sqdn
18th Sqdn 391st Sqdn — — Map (db m109807) WM |
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This WWII unit flew 191 combat missions over
Nazi-held Europe from Station No. 174
Sudbury-Suffolk, England between May 1944 and July 1945
The survivors of the 486th dedicate this memorial
to all who served the unit in the cause of . . . — — Map (db m109808) WM |
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In memory of the United States
military personnel who served
on the Berlin Airlift
28 June 1948 to 30 September 1949. — — Map (db m109809) HM |
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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: . . . — — Map (db m105931) HM WM |
| | General Ira C. Eaker was a farm boy from Eden, Texas who became one of history's most famous air commanders. From April 15, 1942 to December 1, 1943 General Eaker commanded VIII Bomber Command (later redesignated Eighth Air Force) from his command . . . — — Map (db m109689) HM WM |
| | General Joseph James Nazzaro was born and raised in the shadows of the skyscrapers of New York City. Not too many years later, General Nazzaro would soar over the tops of those skyscrapers and go on to command some of this nation's mightiest air . . . — — Map (db m109691) WM |
| | Lewis Elton Lyle, a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and a graduate of Ouachita College, earned his wings in the 41-I class at Brooks Field, Texas. Assigned to the 303rd Bombardment Group upon activation of the 8th Air Force, he and his crew flew his . . . — — Map (db m109687) HM WM |
| | USAF aerial reconnaissance can trace its roots back to the American War between the states, when balloons carried aloft battlefield observers. The invention of the aircraft offered exciting new possibilities. The Wright brothers courted the air . . . — — Map (db m109802) HM WM |
| | Built in circa 1840 by Alex B. Hughes, the house remained in the Hughes family until its donation to the Bossier Restoration Foundation in 1972. This was the boyhood home of William Clark Hughes who was the Speaker of the Louisiana House of . . . — — Map (db m109778) HM |
| | Cornerstone laid Nov. 26, 1926. Officially dedicated May 19, 1927. A fine example of the Spanish "Hacienda" style adapted for public buildings. The second floor still contains original jail cells. — — Map (db m109777) HM |
| | At this site in 1868, Isaac Williams
and thirty other African American
men were arrested and unlawfully
convicted and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary for holding a
Loyal-League meeting. Four months
later, with the advice and consent . . . — — Map (db m144214) HM |
| | Built c.1875, was residence of Elam S. Dortch, believed to be the last surviving Confederate veteran residing in Bossier Parish. Moved c.1923 to present site from original location nearer river. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1982. — — Map (db m109796) HM |
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