Landmark 40. Halesworth, Suffolk.
Another memorial to the loss of life in war. This one to some of the brave young Americans who came to Europe and laid their lives on the line for freedom.
The plaque reads:
ZEMKE'S WOLFPACK 56TH FIGHTER GROUP
THIS 8TH AIR FORCE GROUP WAS STATIONED HERE AT HALESWORTH AIR STATION 365 JULY 8, 1943 UNTIL APRIL 18, 1944. THE 56TH GROUP, KNOWN AS ZEMEKE'S WOLFPACK, ESTABLISHED A RECORD OF COMBAT PERFORMANCE UNEQUALED IN U.S. AIRFORCE FIGHTER HISTORY THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE PILOTS, THE GROUND FORCE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 56TH GROUP AND THE SUPPORTING UNITS OF THE 33RD SERVICE GROUP
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