1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6481e96460e1b9a88c6a3ea905f976fb.jpeg 00a2eecf62ea344aa156ef2e943e05e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection Alternative Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Subject Cemeteries--Europe Veterans--Florida World War II, 1939-1945 Army Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>. <a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France Contributing Project Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Curator Barnes, Mark Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015). Description <p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title 493rd Bombardment Group (H) Description A bronze plaque commemorating the 493rd Bombardment Group in Debach Airfield, England. Debach Airfield served as the major base of operations for the 493rd conducting missions in mainland Europe. By the end of the war, the 493rd Bombardment Group dropped over 12,000 tons of bombs on mainland Europe over the course of 157 missions.<br /><br /><a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Florida-France Soldiers Stories Project</a> seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work. Creator American War Memorials Overseas Inc. Source Photograph of a 493rd Bombardment Group commemorative bronze plaque located at Debach Airfield, England. Publisher American War Memorials Overseas Inc. Date Copyrighted 2008 Contributor American War Memorials Overseas Inc. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/172" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection</a>, RICHES. Format Image/jpg Extent 327 KB Medium 1 bronze plaque. Language eng Type Image Coverage Debach Airfield Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally created by the Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register and reproduced on the America War Memorials Overseas Inc. website. Rights Holder This resource is not subject to copyright in the United States and there are no copyright restrictions on reproduction, derivative works, distribution, performance, or display of the work. Anyone may, without restriction under U.S. copyright laws:<br /><br />• reproduce the work in print or digital form<br />• create derivative works<br />• perform the work publicly<br />• display the work<br />• distribute copies or digitally transfer the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.<br /><br />This resource is provided here by <a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES</a> for educational purposes only. For more information on copyright, please refer to <a href="https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#105">Section 5</a> of <a href="https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html">Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code</a>. Curator Taylor, Cole Digital Collection American War Memorials Overseas Inc. <a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Florida-France Soldiers Stories Project</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository 493rd Debach Airfield Museum External Reference Edward T. Russell, Leaping the Atlantic Wall: Army Air Forces Campaigns in Western Europe, 1942-1945 (Air Force History and Museums Program, 1999), 1. Kenneth P. Werrell, “Friendly Rivals: The Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces in World War II,” Air Power History 38, no. 2 (1991): 36. "Florida-France Solider Stories Memorializes Veteran Experiences." <em>CAH News</em>, June 21, 2023. <a href="https://news.cah.ucf.edu/news/florida-france-soldier-stories-memorializes-veteran-experiences/">https://news.cah.ucf.edu/news/florida-france-soldier-stories-memorializes-veteran-experiences/</a> Alternative Title 493rd Bombardment Group 493 Bomb Group 493 Bombardment Group 493rd Bomb Group 493rd Bombardment Group ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission Debach Debach Airfield England Florida-France Soldier Stories Project military history military service veterans World War 2 World War II WW2 WWII