National commander to help dedicate memorial to heroes “who had solid battlefield to commemorate.”
During a visit to the hallowed ground of Normandy, France, “Masters of the Air” author Donald Miller noted that no monument could be found there – among dozens that dot the Cotentin Peninsula – to the airmen of the Eighth Army Air Force who flew deadly missions that ultimately led to the liberation of Europe in World War II.
The “Mighty Eighth” flew more than 2,300 sorties on D-Day and suffered more than 47,000 casualties, including some 26,000 deaths, during World War II. Seventeen Medals of Honor were awarded to airmen of the Eighth during the war.