tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68596443995890235232024-03-13T09:00:45.540-07:00American Memorials in Norfolk & SuffolkPhotographs and locations of American memorials in Norfolk and Suffolk, England.Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-6509708954467860672022-01-01T10:23:00.000-08:002022-01-01T10:23:46.774-08:00<p> 1 January 2022</p><p>Dear Fellow USAAF enthusiasts</p><p>You will have seen that I have not been active on this site for some time. I will leave the blog alive for researchers, and I will respond to questions sent through the contact facility. But I will rarely, if ever, add any new content. There are many more, and better, resources out there now. I'm very happy to have been a part of the process. Thank you for your interest, and I hopefully pray for a happier, and healthier, New Year for you all. God Bless You.</p>Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-74708677762182161422020-12-03T05:15:00.002-08:002020-12-03T05:15:53.255-08:00<p>I was contacted by a resident of North Lopham, telling me that the memorial stone is now completely legible. The photos he's sent show a very clean and well-kept space. Many thanks to the village for their respect and care for the memory of these young men. With Gary's permission, I share his photos here:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ewXYnqFrtg/X8jk0RAMf0I/AAAAAAAASwE/1S96fHue51EE9omwxFMsD2-63Zq7w_CdACNcBGAsYHQ/s1632/North%2BLopham%2B1%2Bdec%2B2020.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ewXYnqFrtg/X8jk0RAMf0I/AAAAAAAASwE/1S96fHue51EE9omwxFMsD2-63Zq7w_CdACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/North%2BLopham%2B1%2Bdec%2B2020.1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5y0-9KYfP4/X8jk0mOdN0I/AAAAAAAASwI/OaC5PmUpmlMhIGTfM7aGViMku0RoWu_xwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1632/North%2BLopham%2B1%2Bdec%2B2020.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5y0-9KYfP4/X8jk0mOdN0I/AAAAAAAASwI/OaC5PmUpmlMhIGTfM7aGViMku0RoWu_xwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/North%2BLopham%2B1%2Bdec%2B2020.2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--y3KCSMtmEc/X8jk1YP2VqI/AAAAAAAASwM/1hdoJnsL6L8A0UYGK6t_xTwLBEOQIrD4ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1632/North%2BLopham%2B1%2Bdec%2B2020.3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--y3KCSMtmEc/X8jk1YP2VqI/AAAAAAAASwM/1hdoJnsL6L8A0UYGK6t_xTwLBEOQIrD4ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/North%2BLopham%2B1%2Bdec%2B2020.3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-80323244458270207982016-06-05T07:34:00.002-07:002016-06-05T07:34:44.083-07:002nd Air Division Digital ArchiveI can't believe I didn't post this immediately!<br />
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The 2nd Air Division Memorial Library launched their Digital Archive last month. I was able to attend the launch event, along with many other very interested parties. This is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in our subject. The collection consists of over 30,000 documents, including letters, photographs and memoirs. Enjoy!<br />
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Two years in the planning, the new memorial for the 490th Bomb Group was dedicated on the 29th of May. A beautiful, sunny day, well supported. Well done, all!<br />
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0Eye Airfield Industrial Estate52.1953344 0.9557442999999921152.1758684 0.91540379999999211 52.2148004 0.99608479999999211tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-12448858062270678612015-08-07T04:13:00.000-07:002015-08-07T04:13:32.037-07:00SS Peter & Paul, Griston Church CovenantIn St Peter & Paul Church, there hangs a Covenant, signed by Americans who attended the church while stationed in the area. The signatures were transcribed several years ago, and I have taken that original typed list and tried to copy it below. It's hard to read--I know lots of these names are not correct. I'm going to arrange to get over later in the year to check them, and to transcribe the Covenant. The church is closed at the moment for restoration work.<br />
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William E McIvor<br />
Aaron W Klein<br />
Vincent M Lind (Ligre?)<br />
William S Sagad (?)<br />
Francis C Hunt<br />
Earle W Griffith<br />
Ray B Baer<br />
Harry J Barnell<br />
Raymond E Price<br />
Kermit (?) C Swanson<br />
Lloyd Wilder<br />
Eugene J Fellencer (eer?)<br />
Wilfred F Ratliff<br />
Joseph A finan<br />
Kenneth W Lewis<br />
James S McKellar<br />
Paul E Recktold<br />
Raymond O Petree<br />
Brambeth F Gillespie Jr<br />
William C Sabb<br />
Roy S Thomason<br />
Randolph V Bates<br />
Hasted (?) W Hall<br />
Charles A Baughman<br />
Harold Crush (Creach?)<br />
George L Scroggs (Scaggs?)<br />
Wilks H Palckala (?)<br />
Walter E Cooper<br />
Douglas W Hammer (?)<br />
Grady E Davis<br />
LaRue C Flegal (?)<br />
John R Ragan<br />
Edwin R Block<br />
Alvin T Bergmann<br />
Hector M McNall Jr (McNeill?)<br />
Charles H Churchild<br />
Walter S Koirsted<br />
Wilber R Breinich<br />
Eugene E Rush Jr<br />
Adam Fillingor (?)<br />
Bruce Lougeneaker<br />
Roy C Kidney<br />
David H King<br />
Vinor John Hedden<br />
Robert E Kidwell<br />
Frederick R Hemmeter (?)<br />
Wayne O Buckey<br />
Lewis M Johnson<br />
Buck M Mickelson<br />
Phillip W Pennington<br />
Herman S diBrandi<br />
John C Curry<br />
James E O’Marre (Mappe?)<br />
Samuel Ransach<br />
Charles R Goss<br />
Raymond G Larkins (Jackins?)<br />
Newell J Barscomb<br />
Rupert (?) E Thornton Jr<br />
Gary M Poole<br />
Wesley A St John<br />
John W SheelyGordon G Bentle<br />
Warren J Lessen (Larson?)<br />
Charles J Spielor<br />
John (?) Salter (?)<br />
John E Mathews Jr<br />
William C Jenkins<br />
Pascoe G Rowe<br />
Victor J Burger<br />
Richard F Nordstrom (?)<br />
John A Watt<br />
Jack B Prather (Pruther?)<br />
Eugene B Mills<br />
Harlin E Bond<br />
Fred R Bachmann<br />
William H Norden (?)<br />
Roy L Runyon (yar?)<br />
Marvin C Ruyssell<br />
Paul E Tunney<br />
John W Gillaly<br />
Harold J Hansen<br />
John P Martin<br />
John A Newman<br />
H H Littlefield<br />
Paul Schmidt<br />
Clarence B Miller<br />
William H Seiffert<br />
Ralph L Averell (Austell?)<br />
Dean W Davison<br />
Duane H Dunning<br />
Philip B DiDonato<br />
Melvin T Ribblett<br />
Ralph W Allen<br />
J C Mink<br />
William D Browne<br />
Oliver R Halliman<br />
Richard G Urdier (?)<br />
John L Andrews<br />
Robert L McVay<br />
Kenneth C Kirk<br />
Robert E Clodfelter (?)<br />
Walter T Borran<br />
James T Clark<br />
William M Love (Cove?)<br />
Byron L Spinks<br />
Melvin H Sahs (?)<br />
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0Hainford Village Hall, Hainford, Norfolk NR10 3LX52.7172479 1.30020000000001852.7160454 1.2976785000000179 52.718450399999995 1.3027215000000181tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-32289384696378836272015-05-11T05:19:00.000-07:002015-05-11T05:19:33.651-07:00Lavenham on VE DayLoads happening over the VE Day weekend, but I learned that a new plaque was to be unveiled at the Control Tower on the Lavenham airfield, so I went along to that.<br />
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Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0Lavenham Control Tower, Alpheton, Suffolk CO10 9BU52.1312648 0.762669700000060452.121517299999994 0.74249970000006038 52.1410123 0.78283970000006042tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-38641212173742719122015-05-03T08:44:00.001-07:002015-05-03T08:44:02.573-07:00MessagesI have been trying to respond to a comment kindly sent by Paul. I'm not able to reply--don't you just love google's blogger? So, here's my reply:<br />
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Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-12029659681962424172015-04-19T07:44:00.001-07:002015-04-19T07:44:35.608-07:00Flixton Handover<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Here I am with Huby Fairhead, Curator of the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, handing over a copy of the database. Huby is hugely knowledgeable concerning the 8th Air Force in this area, and it's always a pleasure to spend time with him. The museum was very busy today--lots of steam enthusiasts!</span><br />
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-40875332192176119092015-04-06T09:56:00.002-07:002015-04-06T09:56:40.362-07:00The Database goes to Parham!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Easter Sunday, I drove out to Parham. It was their first open day of the season, and I wanted to be there! Many thanks to John Curtis and Tim Brett for making me so welcome. That's John in the photo, an enthusiastic volunteer. He, his wife, and his son all give their time to the Parham Airfield Museum. Parham/Framlingham was home to the 390th Bombardment Group.</div>
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0Carlton Colville, Suffolk, UK52.451849 1.69390399999997552.374457500000005 1.532542499999975 52.5292405 1.8552654999999749tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-26855510902475846762015-03-09T02:04:00.000-07:002015-03-09T02:04:45.043-07:00Heavenly Body Crash<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">One of my Facebook readers sent this to me yesterday. Although the memorial isn't in Norfolk or Suffolk, it does commemorate a crash that involved a crew from Station 134, Brome/Eye. The "Heavenly Body" from the 490th Bomb Group. Thank you, Chris!</span><br />
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I found an entry on the <a href="https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/">War Memorials Online</a> site. As it was so close to me, I went right out to find it. It's not a permanent memorial, but a very touching one. The church is on the Somerleyton Estate.<br />
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Since we were there in 2012, there have been changes at Parham. A brand new extension, and the chapel is now in the room where the airmen signed their names on the wall. My interest is in the Americans, of course, but there is also a British Resistance Organisation museum here that is worth a visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the glare--I couldn't get into a position where it didn't get in the way. Look closely--you'll see two famous names!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glare again, and I couldn't get the whole thing. The opposite wall is too close. But this gives us an idea of how many of our precious young people were lost. These are all names of those MIA or KIA while serving at Framlingham/Parham</td></tr>
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0Unnamed Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 9AF, UK52.1958102 1.403976999999940752.1945937 1.4014554999999407 52.197026699999995 1.4064984999999408tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-74591374490455625122014-09-19T12:16:00.003-07:002014-09-19T12:16:41.004-07:00Belton Tavern<a href="http://www.itsourlocal.com/p/477054530/the-tavern/belton/nr31">The Tavern</a><br />
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60 Station Road South<br />
Belton<br />
Great Yarmouth<br />
Norfolk<br />
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com060 Station Road South, Belton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 9AA, UK52.5649561 1.657756999999946927.042921600000003 -39.650837000000053 78.086990600000007 42.966350999999946tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-45935362099840749802014-09-18T09:04:00.002-07:002014-09-18T09:04:56.474-07:00And That's ItWith my visit to Foulsham, I have visited every known memorial in Norfolk and Suffolk. I was able to complete the project with the help of my very dear friends, Peter and Marion. Gary would have been so pleased.<br />
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Finding these memorials has been a joy, for me, and for Gary. I have been amazed at the response we've had from both sides of the Atlantic. I'll still visit, as I find new things, or when these places are sometimes refurbished or rededicated. But the project is basically done.<br />
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I will be handing my database over to the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library in Norwich, as soon as I've gone through it and made sure that everything is accurate.<br />
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If you see anything that needs to be corrected, or added, or removed, do please get in touch. If you think I can help you with research you are doing, again--please contact me. I'm very happy to help where I can.<br />
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<a href="http://www.2ndair.org.uk/">2nd Air Division Memorial Library</a>Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-84932311956925954792014-09-18T08:59:00.000-07:002014-09-18T08:59:02.099-07:00FoulshamNear the village War Memorial<br />
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This memorial has one line referring to the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group of the USAAF<br />
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<br />Laurie Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715145884611534010noreply@blogger.com044 High Street, Foulsham, Norfolk NR20, UK52.7838183 1.011721299999976552.7838183 1.0117212999999765 52.7838183 1.0117212999999765tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859644399589023523.post-81209034323097785632014-09-18T08:46:00.001-07:002014-09-18T08:46:45.599-07:00BeestonVillage Sign<br />
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Photos taken 17 September 2014<br />
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