783rd Air Force Academy Plaque
The 783rd plaque and the wal where it was placed.
One of the highlights of the 1983 Reunion of the 783rd Squadron of the 465th Bomb Group was the placement of this plaque and the dedication ceremony.
About the Plaque
IN MEMORIUM
AT THIS HALLOWED SPOT, WHERE OUR FUTURE, BROTHER AIRMEN ARE PLEDGED, WE, THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE 783RD BOMB SQDN. (H) OF THE 465TH BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE, CONSECRATE THIS MOMENT: 1100 HOURS, 25 SEP 1983. TO THOSE BRAVE AND DEDICATED MEMBERS OF OUR UNIQUE FRATERNITY WHO FLEW THEIR FINAL MISSION AGAINST THE ENEMY FROM PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY, DURING WORLD WAR II.
MAY THEIR HEROIC SACRIFICE CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THOSE WHO CARRY ON THE MISSION OF PEACE IN DEFENSE OF THE SKIES THAT CANOPY FREE NATIONS.