The HQ of the United States Army Air Forces moved from London to Camp Griffiss in Bushy Park and then, following the success of D-Day, to France.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
USAAF - European HQ
Commemorated ati
Camp Griffiss, Block A, NE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north east corner of "A" block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block A, NW corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north west corner of “A” block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block A, SE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south east corner of “A” block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block A, SW corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south west corner of “A” block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block B, NE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north east corner of "B" block, C...
Other Subjects
Lord Raglan
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan. Commander in the Crimean War 1853 - 56. It is generally thought to have been his overall incompetence that led to the disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade...
Group Captain Roxley McLennan
Deputy Chief of Air Force (2004–05), Commander Integrated Area Defence System, Malaysia (2002–04), Commander Air Lift Group (1998–00).
Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes
Born Hampshire, son of a naval officer. Went to sea aged 15. Served in: East Indies and China, the Mediterranean. Participated in the bombardment of Odessa and of Sebastopol. Died at his home i...
Korean War
This war, the first UN action against aggression, has not officially ended but a ceasefire has held since 1953.