This monument is located at the end of
the main runway that was used by the 351st Bomb Group during WWII.
The inscription reads:
IN MEMORY OF THE 351ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY) EIGHTH UNITED
STATES ARMY AIR FORCE. 311 GROUP COMBAT BOMBING MISSIONS
WERE FLOWN FROM THIS AIRFIELD OVER OCCUPIED EUROPE BETWEEN 1943 -
1945. 175 B-17 FLYING FORTRESSES AND THEIR CREWS WERE
LOST. 303 ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED IN AERIAL COMBAT.
Memorial in Clefcy, France to the crew
of the B-17 named Queen of the Air which was shot down May 27, 1944.
Memorial at Whiteman Air Force Base
This bench is located next to the
351st Bomb Group memorial, Polebrook England.
The inscription reads:
IN MEMORY OF LT. GEN. JAMES T. STEWART, 1921 - 1990, USAF
COMMANDING OFFICER OF 508TH SQ. 351ST BOMB GROUP WHO FLEW 60
COMBAT MISSIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY FROM THIS AIRFIELD 1943 - 1945