Memorials serve to honor our veterans, like this website. Here are some memorials that honor veterans of World War II and the B-29.
In the fall of 1997, the B-29 Memorial Plaza Committee was established to design and build a memorial to the men and women who made the B-29 project a success. The concept to build a memorial came from Bob Kilburn a veteran of the 20th Air Force. Bob visited the Great Bend Army Air Field in Great Bend, Kansas and was dismayed to find little reference of the historic role of the airfield. He inquired about other B-29 airfields; Smokey Hill, Pratt, and Walker, and found they also were not recognized. He suggested a sign be placed at the sites and a plaque be dedicated to the men who gave their lives for their country. From Bob’s suggestions came the concept of a memorial.
"December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy... no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion the American People, in Their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory."
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor Engraving
