Historical Markers and War Memorials in Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Benton is the parish seat for Bossier Parish
Barksdale AFB is in Bossier Parish
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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
1942 - 1945
England - France
Belgium - Germany
Dedicated to the memory of the young men that trained at Barksdale and went on to serve with the 344th Bomb Group (M) in World War II.
The 344th Bomb Group led the Ninth Air Force into . . . — — Map (db m109811) WM
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
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 freedom . . . — — Map (db m109808) WM
Near Range Road, 0.1 miles north of Shreveport Road.
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
Near Range Road, 0.1 miles north of Shreveport Road.
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
Near Range Road, 0.1 miles north of Shreveport Road.
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
