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491st Memorial at the SW Corner of the Metfield Airfield.
St John the Baptist, Metfield
This memorial stands at the SW corner of Metfield Airfield.
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Engineer B-24 | 491st Bomb Group
Chester Carr served in the US Army Air Corp during WWII. He was part of the original group and the Engineer aboard the B-24 Lambsey Divey 491st Bomb Group flying many bombing missions over France and Germany. He and his crew stood down when the Lambsey...
Military | Major | Pilot | 491st Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot/Research & Development H-bomb and missiles. | 491st Bomb Group
On 6 May 1995 Lt. Col. Getz was awarded the DFC for a special mission he had flown some 50 years earlier. He was at that time flying a P-51 with the 2nd Air Division, having previously flown a 31 mission tour with the 491st BG. He had retired from the...
B-24 Liberator
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