Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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From D-Day, 6 June 1944, until VE Day, 8 May 1945, the men of the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, flying unarmed transport aircraft and gliders, launched paratroopers and glider-borne assault troops to penetrate Hitler's "Fortress Europa" and assure the defeat of his armies.
Campaigns: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.
Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation; French Croix de Guerre with Palm; French Fourragere.
Dedicated 24 August 1990
(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
From D-Day, 6 June 1944, until VE Day, 8 May 1945, the men of the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, flying unarmed transport aircraft and gliders, launched paratroopers and glider-borne assault troops to penetrate Hitler's "Fortress Europa" and assure the defeat of his armies.
Campaigns: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.
Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation; French Croix de Guerre with Palm; French Fourragere.
Dedicated 24 August 1990
(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.