Memorial

96th Bomb Group Memorial Chapel

96th BG Memorial Chapel

Source: Copyright Phil McGahan

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Current Location

The chapel is inside the church, to the right of the main altar, St Andrew's Church, Quidenham Road, Quidenham, Breckland, Norfolk, NR16 2PJ, England

TM 02835 87675

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Chapel: Dedicated within church building
WMR Reference Number: 19910
Description: CHAPEL WITH STAINED GLASS WINDOW AND AN INSCRIBED TABLET ON THE WALL BELOW. THERE IS A SECOND DEDICATION TABLET BELOW THE ADJACENT WINDOW. CHAPEL WINDOW HAS TWO MAIN LIGHTS - THE LEFT DEPICTING A FIGURE OF CHRIST AND THE RIGHT AN AMERICAN AIRMAN AND A FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT. BOTH LIGHTS WITH BADGES OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE AND THE GROUP'S FOUR SQUADRONS AT THE TOP AND A SMALL LIGHT ABOVE DEPICTING UNIT BADGE AND MOTTO.
Inscription: MEMORIAL CHAPEL/ In Memory of Comrades who gave/ their lives in the cause of freedom/ 1943-1945/ 96th Bombardment Group (H)/ United States Army Air Forces

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Unknown