Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Undefined
- Town
- Coton
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1121
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Current location
Displayed in the visitors centre which is located to the left of the american flag close to the entrance
Visitor's Centre
Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Coton
Cambridgeshire
CB23 7PH
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 40380 59490
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Cheshunt Library
Turners Hill
Cheshunt
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN8 8LB
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 36017 01957
Denomination: Undefined
- Cheshunt Library
- Description
- Shield shaped plaque with sculpted relief of wings and propellor top centre and badge of US Army Air Force in relief at centre base. Lettering is raised. Mounted onto wooden backboard.
- Inscription
- TO THESE GALLENT AMERICAN AIRMEN/ WHO ON AUGUST 12 1944 SACRIFICED THEIR/ LIVES TO PREVENT THEIR AIRCRAFT FROM/ CRASHING ON OUR HOMES./ THE RESIDENTS OF CHESHUNT AND WALTHAM CROSS/ IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE/ DEDICATE THIS PLAQUE IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ (Names)/ 577 BMB. SQ 392 BMB. GP./ USAAF
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cable, Jay V
Cox, Robert B
Ellis, John D
Holling, John H
Hultengren, Clare W
Jankowski, Stanley
Mcginley, William C
Minick, Frank
O'shaeffer, Jack
Stalsby, Samuel C
See details for all 10 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, rank, date of death, service, forenames, manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 50cm, width 50cm
Materials: Bronze - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Cheshunt (8th USAAF 577 and 392 Squadrons plaque)
- WMO ID: 150612
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-01-2014]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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