
Anglo American Memorial, Saffron Walden, Essex, UK
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bill&ben
N 52° 01.638 E 000° 14.264
31U E 310502 N 5767676
A memorial dedicated to the 65th Flight Wing of the USAAF and the people of Saffron Walden who died during World War 2.
Waymark Code: WMBGWC
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/21/2011
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The memorial is situated in a corner of the Angle American
playing fields, adjacent to the Bridge End Gardens in Saffron Walden. The memorial
is separated from the playing fields by a circular beech hedge. Within the
circular beech hedge there is brick memorial bearing 26 white stone plaques bearing
the names of the dead. At the centre of the memorial is a plaque that reads
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS AND MEN
OF THE 65TH
FIGHTER WING OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY
AIR FORCE
AND THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE
BOROUGH OF SAFFRON
WALDEN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN
THE DEFENCE OF
FREEDOM
1939-1945
The memorial was dedicated in 1955.