USAAF memorial in Bushy Park

USAAF memorial in Bushy Park
London, United Kingdom (GB)
In World War 2, part of the park became Camp Griffiss, the base for the US 8th Army Air Force, US Strategic Air Forces and later the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces. This was where General Eisenhower planned Operation Overlord, the code name for the allied invasion of north-west Europe that began with the D-D landings. Most of the camp's huts were removed by 1963 but you can still see remains of drain covers and stones poking through the grass. There are formal memorials to the USAAF and SHAEF in the north-east corner of the park.
In World War 2, part of the park became Camp Griffiss, the base for the US 8th Army Air Force, US Strategic Air Forces and later the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces. This was where General Eisenhower planned Operation Overlord, the code name for the allied invasion of north-west Europe that began with the D-D landings. Most of the camp's huts were removed by 1963 but you can still see remains of drain covers and stones poking through the grass. There are formal memorials to the USAAF and SHAEF in the north-east corner of the park.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
By: kjfitz

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Marianna
@ 2014-10-06 04:01:34
I would love to know more about the soldiers/airmen who were posted here at Bushy Park in 1942. One of these men was my grandfather and I would love to know more about him. He lost touch with my grandmother who in 1943 gave birth to his daughter. He may have died by now but it would be amazing to know who his family were and where he came from.

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