Combat search and rescue crews risk their
lives to rescue fellow service members
behind enemy lines, united by a simple
motto that became an enduring mission:
"That others may live."
This mantra was especially true during the
Vietnam War, . . . — — Map (db m232054) HM
Noting the experiences of British and German rescue forces in
World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) activated rescue
squadrons in 1943, equipped with SB-17s, SB-29s, the first R-6
helicopters and PBYS. They served in all theaters and, . . . — — Map (db m232051) HM
After Southeast Asia, the ARS modified nine of its HH-53s with
a night/all-weather capability. However, after the failure of the
Iranian rescue mission in April 1980, these aircraft were transferred
from the ARS to Air Force Special Operations . . . — — Map (db m232052) HM
In 2000, the USAF began training combat rescue officers (CROs),
combining them with the PJs as the "Guardian Angel" weapons
system and assigning them to their own squadrons as a key and
integral part of rescue task forces. In response to the . . . — — Map (db m232053) HM
The Airman on the Meadow and Winged Refuge on the East Plaza, were
donated by friends, non-graduate classmates, widows and families, and
- in tribute to their indivisible brotherhood -
every living graduate of the Class of . . . — — Map (db m162467) WM
May remembered efforts to liberate the oppressed
Give hope to those threatened by the yoke of tyranny....
In remembrance of those who so valiantly served that other be free....
May their sacrifices be an inspiration to all who cherish . . . — — Map (db m163411) WM
The Winged Refuge, and the Airman located on the Meadow, were
donated by friends, non-graduate classmates, widows and families, and
- in tribute to their indivisible brotherhood -
every living graduate of the Class of . . . — — Map (db m162470) WM
Dedicated to those who served and those
who gave their lives in defense of
our precious freedoms
WORLD WAR II ENGAGEMENTS
Air Combat Europe-Africa-Mediterrean Theater
Air Offensive-Europe Algeria-French Morocco
Tunisia Sicily . . . — — Map (db m161885) WM
In memory of those brave and forgotten airmen
of the 11th Air Force, whom God chose to place
beyond our reach, and who lost their lives in the
unforgiving waters of coastal Alaska, the Aleutian Islands,
the North Pacific, Bering Sea and . . . — — Map (db m163235) WM
In memory of those who served and those
who gave the last full measure of devotion
and did not return. Habemus Ad Dominum.
Northrop F-5C — — Map (db m163086) WM
As long as I live, there'll never be another like the
"We'll Be There" Squadron. We went through so much
and were so ill prepared in everything but morale, but
we had that. The hardships the men had to put up with
and the manner which they . . . — — Map (db m163218) HM WM
Flying Yankees
WWII 1941-1945
Black Lightning
China 1944-1945
Dedicated to those who sacrificed
so much in the cause of freedom — — Map (db m163413) WM
The 11th Air Force became active in the North Pacific with the arrival of a B-10 aircraft at Elmendorf AFB in 1940. During World War II aerial combat extended from the American continent to Japan, a vast expanse of the worst flying weather in the . . . — — Map (db m163176) HM WM
Dedicated to the memory of the officers and airmen, including assigned airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who gave their lives while serving their countries as members of the 12th Bombardment Group (Med)., U. S. Army Air Forces. The group was . . . — — Map (db m169982) WM
Activated June 3, 1917 - Kelly Fld, Tex.
Deactivated Aug. 28, 1992 - Bergstrom AFB, Tex.
Served with distinction and honor in:
World War I World War II Korea
Vietnam Desert Storm
In Dedication
Dedication to all those men who . . . — — Map (db m163088) WM
In honor of a very special group of young men
who served their country so faithfully while
enduring incredible hardships and dangers in
New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa.
Some lived and some died - all of them gave
their best. They . . . — — Map (db m162860) WM
In honor and memory of those gallant members of the
13th Bomb Squadron; Light, Night Intruder,
who performed their duties — and gave their lives
in defense of freedom during the Korean War.
25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953
Iwakuni, . . . — — Map (db m163817) WM
15th Fighter Group 21st Fighter Group
Fighter Squadrons
45th, 47th, 78th 46th, 72nd and 531st
Dedicated to the brave air and ground crews who fought
and died in combat against Japan.
They fought hand to hand combat defending
their . . . — — Map (db m160977) WM
In memory of all those who served with the
17th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron
Organized at Colorado Springs
1942 - 1945
Served in the Pacific Theater
with the 13th Air Force
This plaque is dedicated as an
eternal tribute . . . — — Map (db m170430) WM
18th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Group
Fighter Squadrons
44th, 12th 19th, 73rd and 333rd
Dedicated to those who fought valiantly
on the ground and in the air against Japan.
They fought successfully against an enemy
holding numerical . . . — — Map (db m160971) WM
In honor of all the men who served
in our squadron during World War II
Amchitka Dutch Harbor Kodiak
Cold Bay Adak Anchorage Attu — — Map (db m163236) WM
In commemoration of our valiant
comrades who served, fought and
died during the air wars against
Japan in 1945 and Korea in 1950-53.
May their deeds of valor
never be forgotten
Dedicated 19 July 1991 — — Map (db m161025) WM
Initially torpedoed and almost destroyed
this squadron rose from disaster to
top performance of its control mission
in the air war of the Pacific.
Los Angeles Brisbane Finschhafen
Hollandia Wakde Gusap Leyte
Mindoro Lingayen . . . — — Map (db m162959) WM
First to use air power to end a major war
without an invasion of the enemys homeland
Dedicated to all who served
The Headquarters Staff
The Many Support Units
The Combat Squadrons
The Prisoners of War
. . . — — Map (db m160970) WM
Dedicated to the Cause of Freedom
The memory of those comrades
who made the supreme sacrifice -
those privileged to have served in the
22nd Bomb Squadron
from 1942 to 1945 — — Map (db m161686) WM
Dedicated
to the men of the
23rd Fighter Group
Activated in combat July 4, 1942 in China
Presidential Unit Citation
1942 — 1946 — — Map (db m163380) WM
Dedicated to those who served in WW II with the
25th Bomb Group (Recon, Special)
652d Bomb Sq (Heavy, Wea. Recon) 653d Bomb Sq (Light, Wea. Recon)
654th Bomb Sq (Recon Special)
AAF Station 376 Watton, England
3501 . . . — — Map (db m170450) WM
Dedicated
to the men who served in the
27th Air Depot Group
Duty Called - They Served
Mobile, Ala. - Australia
New Guinea - Japan
Dedicated 08 October 1993 — — Map (db m162957) WM
310, 311, 312, 325th - Ferrying Squadrons
86, 87, 320, 321st - Transport Squadrons
519th, 520th - Service Squadrons
Dedicated in honored memory to those
who served in the European Theatre
1942 . . . — — Map (db m163078) WM
In memory of our comrades who served
their country valiantly during B-29 combat
operations in WWII from Guam, Mariana Islands.
6th Bomb Sq. 43rd Bomb Sq 52nd Bomb Sq.
Activated
April 1944 to May 1946
Distinguished Unit Citations . . . — — Map (db m161115) WM
To honor
the members of the
29th Troop Carrier Squadron
who served their country during WWII
Airborne Assault
Sicily Italy Normandy
Holland Germany — — Map (db m161697) WM
In memory of
6300 Airmen
who gave their lives
In honor of
those who served
European Air War 1942 to VE-Day 1945
Division Headquarters
Bomber Groups
44 93 389 392 445 446 448
453 458 466 467 439 491 . . . — — Map (db m168778) WM
"We went all the way - 1942-1946"
Australia - New Guinea - Dutch East Indies
Philippines - Okinawa - Japan
During our long journey we have
the satisfaction of knowing that
"We gave it our best shot"
Dedicated to the memory . . . — — Map (db m162844) WM
Dedicated in remembrance of
all who served in the
2nd Ferry Group · Ferrying Division
Air Transport Command.
New Castle Army Air Base, Delaware.
The group delivered aircraft all over the world and
was the first to utilize women pilots, . . . — — Map (db m161751) WM
32nd, 352nd, 353rd, 419th Combat Squadrons
and Support Units
To our brave and honored airmen who made the supreme
sacrifice so that this nation would remain free
1942 1945
Activated 3 Feb. 1942, Geiger Field, Washington.
Deployed to . . . — — Map (db m167476) WM
Flight Squadrons
358 359 360 427
and Support Units
Launched 11,182 B-17s against the enemy
Dist. Unit Citation January 11, 1944
Germany and Continental Europe
Aircraft Lost in Action 165
Base of Operations with . . . — — Map (db m167137) WM
The CAN DO Group
Chelveston, England
March 1942 - September 1945
364th Sqdn. 365th Sqdn. 366th Sqdn. 422nd Sqdn.
983rd MP Co. 413th Air Serv. Gr 2nd Sta. Comp. Sqdn.
480 Combat Missions
2 Medals of Honor 2 Unit Citations
In . . . — — Map (db m167431) WM
Dedicated as a lasting memorial to the heroism and devotion
to duty of all who served in the 306th Bomb Group from
1 March 1942 to VE Day 8 May 1945.
Their sacrifices in the defense of their country
myust never be forgotten
AAF Station 111 . . . — — Map (db m163834) WM
"Dedicated to the memory of all the personnel of the
308th Bomb Wing who played such a vital part in
maintaining the peace through their skill and proficiency
in supporting the operation of B-47 and K-97 aircraft."
1955 McKay Trophy
1956 . . . — — Map (db m163797) WM
In memory
of the
Deceased Members
of the
315th Bombardment Wing (VH)
XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force
Northwest Field, Guam 1944-1945
'A New Chapter in Air Power'
Bomb Groups
16th 331st 501st 502nd
Air Service . . . — — Map (db m161129) WM
Respectfully dedicated to our comrades
who gave their lives during World War II
while serving with the
315th Troop Carrier Group
Campaigns
Normandy, Rome Arno, Southern France, Northern France
Holland, Ardennes, Rhineland, . . . — — Map (db m170355) WM
Dedicated in remembrance of all who served in the
320th Air Refueling Squadron
March Air Force Base, California
Activated 1 July 1952 Deactivated 15 Sept. 1962
During its existence:
Flew 25 million miles and
transferred 50 million . . . — — Map (db m162920) HM WM
To those who flew the B-26
To those who kept them flying
To those we left behind
"I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God."
England - France - Belgium - Germany
425 Combat Missions . . . — — Map (db m163753) WM
The Marauder Men of the 323rd Bomb Group
dedicated this plaque to the past generations
who defended our cherished liberties and to
the future generations who must do likewise.
"Without Fear We Conquer" — — Map (db m163758) WM
In recognition of the 325th Fighter Group, USAAF, which was activated on 3 August 1942.
After training in P-40s, the group departed for combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in January, 1943. Successively flying P-40s, P-47s and . . . — — Map (db m169968) WM
457th, 458th, 459th Bomb Squadrons
The 330th Bomb Group (VH) carried the air war to Japan from March to August 1945, flying a total of 47 missions from its base at North Field on the island of Guam.
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the . . . — — Map (db m161020) WM
To the fighter pilots of the
339th Fighter Group,
U.S. Eighth Air Force,
who gave their lives in the
air battles over Europe 1944-1945.
This plaque is placed here by the
comrades of those men as an
everlasting tribute to . . . — — Map (db m167438) WM
Dedicated to the men who gave their lives
in service to our country during World War II
Africa, Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy,
India, China and Burma
Fire from the Clouds — — Map (db m163765) WM
To the American airmen of the 34th
who in valor gave their lives to the victory
that made real the challenge for world peace and unity.
The 34th Heavy Bombardment Group,
a unit of the United States Air Force in World . . . — — Map (db m167086) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the
344th Bombardment Group (Medium) AAF "Silver Streaks"
and its members who died with honor.
England-France-Belgium-Germany
The 344th Bomb Group led the Ninth Air Force
into action on D-Day, striking gun . . . — — Map (db m167074) WM
Dedicated to the honor and memory of those who
served, fought and died while members of the
347th Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group,
12th Air Force, during World War II. — — Map (db m163531) WM
In honor of those who served in the
351st Bombardment Group (H)
8th Air Force Polebrook, England
508th Bomb Sqdn 509th Bomb Sqdn
510th Bomb Sqdn 511th Bomb Sqdn
311 Combat Missions over Occupied Europe
May 14, 1943 - April 20, 1945 . . . — — Map (db m167446) WM
In Remembrance
of the
"Bluenosers of Bodney"
"Second to None"
352nd Fighter Group
328th - 486th - 487th - Hqs Sqdns
1st Service Group
Hqs Sqdn - 17th Serv Sqdn - 18th Weath Sqdn
22nd Stat Comp Sqdn - 1066th Sig Co - 1104th QM . . . — — Map (db m163750) WM
353rd Squadron 355th Squadron 356th Squadron
To honor our comrades who
fought and died in the
service of our country
1942 - 1945 — — Map (db m163472) WM
In memoriam to the fighter pilots
who made the supreme sacrifice in
air battles over Europe and in honor
of those who served in the
357th Fighter Group
362nd 363rd 364th Fighter Squadrons
and all . . . — — Map (db m163567) WM
Honouring the men who gave their lives
and those who served in the
359th Fighter Group
Station - 133 England
1942 - 1945
"Bless 'em All"
P-51 P-47 — — Map (db m168730) WM
Honoring the
362nd Fighter Group
In memoriam to those who gave their
lives for victory over tyranny
Aerial Combat Ground Support
England France Germany
1943 - 1945 — — Map (db m163475) WM
In Honored Memory
To the gallant men of the 364th Fighter Group
who gave their lives for the freedom of our country
Greater Love Hath No Man
Honingon, England, 8th AirForce
Activated 25 May 1943
Deactivated 10 . . . — — Map (db m163731) WM
Dedicated to the memory of all who served with the
368th Fighter Group
World War II European Theater
17,455 Sorties Dec. 1943 - May 1945
This plaque is a lasting memorial to those individuals
who paid the ultimate price . . . — — Map (db m170431) WM
This memorial honors and pays tribute to the
bravery of all our comrades who, from early 1942,
served in and with the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group
★ Egypt-Libya ★ Sicily ★ Naples-Foggia ★ Rhineland ★
★ . . . — — Map (db m170460) WM
Dedicated to all who gave their lives
in the service of our country
Base of Operations with 8th Air Force
AAF Station 117
Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England
May 21, 1943 - June 12, 1945
330 Combat Missions in B-17's . . . — — Map (db m163823) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the members of the
380th Bomb Group in World War II - young men who
found, not in themselves but in each other, the
courage to fly and fight and some-times bleed and
die in thin blue skies halfway around the . . . — — Map (db m162962) WM
AAF Station 167
Ridgewell, Essex, England
Activated 1 January 1943 Deactivated 28 August 1945
Dedicated to the honor of those members who
valiantly served and gallantly died in defense
of the Free World, against tyranny and oppression, . . . — — Map (db m167479) WM
544th Bomb Sqd 545th Bomb Sqd 546th Bomb Sqd 547th Bomb Sqd
This plaque is dedicated before God in
remembrance of those men who gave their lives
for freedom during World War II, while serving
with the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy), . . . — — Map (db m167075) WM
of the officers and men of the
385th Heavy Bombardment Group,
U.S. Army Air Forces who gave their lives
in the Air Battles over Europe 1943-1945.
This plaque is placed here by the comrades
of those men, as an everlasting . . . — — Map (db m167085) WM
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