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Along the pathway is a memorial to General Ira Eaker, first commanding general of the 8th Air Force in England.

Picture 4 of 4.

The lower plaque on the memorial. It reads


At the request of the "First Lady of the Eighth Air Force," Mrs. Ruth A. Eaker, this bronze likeness of her husband, General Ira C. Eaker, was returned to the United States when the original home of the World War II Headquarters, VIII Bomber Command, High Wycombe Air Station, England, was closed in late 1993.

Through the efforts of General Russel E. Dougherty, Commander of the Second Air Force from 3 April 1971 to 30 April 1972 and Commander-In-Chief of Strategic Air Command from 1 August 1974 to 1 August 1977, Barksdale Air Force Base, now Headquarters for the historic "Mighty Eighth" Air Force, was chosen as the new home for General Eaker's sculpture.

Dedicated December 12, 1994.


 
Barksdale Global Power Museum (Formerly the 8th Air Force Museum) at Barksdale Global Power Museum (Formerly the 8th Air Force Museum)
Time picture taken Tue Aug 5 10:39:58 2008
Location picture taken Museum Grounds
Southwest of Lindeberg Rd.
Barksdale Global Power Museum (formerly the 8th Air Force Museum)
Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
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