Memorial 91st Bomb Group (H), Royston, Herts UK
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A memorial to the airmen of the 91st Bomb Group in Priory Gardens, Royston.
Waymark Code: WM9AMV
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/23/2010
Views: 6
The memorial is situated in its own plot within Priory Gardens. The memorial stands in the centre of the plot, with bedding plants surrounding the memorial. The memorial is slightly raised above the plot with three steps and a path linking the memorial to the edge of the plot.
The memorial is of pink granite with a bronze plaque on the front face. The plaque reads
DEDICATED TO THE
AMERICAN AIRMEN
OF THE
91ST BOMB GROUP (H)
1942-1945
THEIR COURAGE AND
DEVOTION TO DUTY
LED TO AN ALLIED
VICTORY AND PEACE
ROYSTON JULY 1989
The 91st Bomb Group (Heavy) was an air combat unit of the USAAF during World War 2. The 91st operated B-17 Flying Fortresses were known unofficially as "The Ragged Irregulars" or as "Wray's Ragged Irregulars", after the commander who took the group to England.
During World War II the unit consisted of the 322nd, 323rd, 324th, and 401st Bomb Squadrons. The 91st Bomb Group is most noted as the unit in which the bomber Memphis Belle flew, and for having suffered the greatest number of losses of any heavy bomb group during the war.
The 91st Bomb Group conducted 340 bombing missions over Europe, operating out of RAF Bassingbourn.
Date of Dedication: 07/01/1989
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Public park
Commemoration: 91st Bomb Group USAAF
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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