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Title
US Airman of the 34th Memorial (replica)
Medium
stone & slate
Accession number
IP14_TJ_S217
Acquisition method
funded by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Mendlesham Parish Council, with advice from an advisory panel
Custodian
Mendlesham Parish Council, with advice from an advisory panel
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
9th November 2014
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
Mark Bury 2014
Inscription description
TO THE AMERICAN AIRMEN / OF THE 34TH WHO IN VALOR / GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THE VICTORY / THAT MADE REAL THE CHALLENGE / FOR WORLD PEACE AND UNITY THE 34TH HEAVY BOMBARDMENT GROUP / A UNIT OF THE UNITED STATES / EIGHTH AIR FORCE / IN WORLD WAR II. APRIL 1944 TO JUNE 1945 / MENDLESHAM AERO- / DROME SUFFOLK; bottom left shield with badge of the Eighth Air Force to right, that of the 34th with motto in scroll: VALOR TO VICTORY