Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Babergh
Town
Sudbury
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Regimental Memorials
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04 July 1987
    Attended by: Major R. Bee and Major J. Clarke
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4500

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Current location

Opposite Church and close to Memorial Cross
Opposite St Gregory's Church
Gregory Street
Sudbury
Babergh
Suffolk
CO10 1HL
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 87085 41455
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Plan of the station, emblems of 486th Bomb Group Association. silhouettes of B24 and B17 bombers.
Inscription
(B24 B17) / 486TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) / THE 486TH FLEW 191 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER NAZI HELD EUROPE. / FROM MAY 1944 TO JULY 1945. / THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED BY SURVIVORS OF THE 486TH / AND THE TOWN OF SUDBURY IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND / THE 400 AIRMEN WHO DIED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM / DEDICATED 4 JULY 1987
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1422.4mm, height 508mm, width 1828.8mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: The 486th Bomb Group Association.
Responsibility
Sudbury Town Council
Reference
  • Suffolk and Essex Free Press - Thursday 09 July 1987 Page 7 Memorial unveiled SUDBURY EDITlON WARTIME memories of Sudbury were rekindled on Saturday when more than 100 veteran American fliers returned to the town for the dedication of a memorial. (image) ---
  • Suffolk Free Press, 9 July 1987 account of unvieling:

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