359th Fighter Group - King Street - Thetford, Norfolk - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

A rectangular granite tablet. The inscription is headed by images of USAF aircraft and insignia outlined in white. The font is engraved in gold.

Inscription -

SQUADRONS/ 398TH/ 369TH/ 370TH/ PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF/ THETFORD AND EAST WRETHAM/ A MEMORIAL/ HONOURING THOSE MEN OF THE/ 359TH FIGHTER GROUP/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND ALSO THOSE/ WHO SERVED DURING WORLD WAR II/ 67TH FIGHTER WING/ U.S. 8TH A.F./ EAST WRETHAM - GREAT HOCKHAM/ AIRFIELD 133/ 1943 - 1945/ DEDICATED 3RD AUGUST 1985

"The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for defending heavy bombers against enemy fighters in a mission over Merseberg, Germany on 11 September 1944."

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Date of Dedication: 08/03/1985 Property Permission: Public Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Commemoration: 359th Fighter Group Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed Location of waymark: Not listed

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