319th Bombardment Group

Activated in 1942 and stationed here

at Columbia Army Air Base February

through April of 1945, the 319th

participated in many World War II campaigns

in Europe and the Pacific. The group

has recieved numerous honors, including

two Presidential Unit Citations and

France's Croix de Guerre from

General Charles de Gaulle.

Marker is on Airport Blvd, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB