Lt. Col. John B. English Memorial - Caruthersville, Missouri - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The memorial has an inscribed stone monument along with a U.S. Air Forces jet.  It is located in England City Park which is also named for this hero.  The monument is inscribed:

Lt. Col. John B. England
Born Jan. 15, 1923
Caruthersville, Missouri
Died Nov. 17, 1945
Toul, France

 Colonel England Participated In
108 Combat Missions During World
War II.  He Destroyed 19 German Aircraft
And On One Mission Downed
Four Enemy Aircraft.  For His Gallantry
In Action, He Was Awarded
The Silver Star, The Distinguished
Flying Cross With Three Oak Leaf
Clusters, The Air Medal With 14 Oak
Leaf Clusters And The French Croix
De Guerre.

 He Was Missouri's Leading Ace Pilot
Of World War II.

Colonel England Died Heroically
Landing In Fog At Tour, France When
He Elected To Crash Into A Wooded
Area Rather Than Risk The Lives Of Other Men

This Memorial Of Colonel England
Is Dedicated To and Represents The
Highest Tradition Of American Fighting
Men Lost in Wars Fought For the
Preservation Of Our Freedoms 

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