381st Bomb Group (H) B17

In remembrance of those who served in the

381st Bomb Group (H) B17

and

432nd Air Service Group

AAF Station 167

Ridgewell, Essex, England

Activated 1 January 1943

Deactivated 26 August 1945

Flight Squadrons

532nd•533rd•534th•535th

381st BG•8th AF

Dedicated to the honor of those members who valiantly served and gallantly died in defense of the free world, against tyranny and oppression, so that we all may live in piece and freedom with dignity

First group trained here

Marker is on Avenue A (State Highway 57) 0.4 miles west of Pyote Street (State Route 247), on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB