World War II Glider Pilots and Air Assault Personnel Memorial, Maxton

The memorial bronze plaque is attached to a flat arched granite slab standing approximately five feet tall. In relief above the inscription is a World War II era military glider. In relief below the inscription are representations of an Army Glider Pilot badge and an Army Airborne Glider badge. IN MEMORY OF COMBAT GLIDER PILOTS AND OTHER / AIRBORNE ASSUALT PERSONNEL WHO TRAINED AT THE / LAURINGBURG-MAXTON ARMY AIR FIELD DURING WORLD / WAR II. THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE / YOUNG AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO IN / LARGE NUMBERS GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF / FREEDOM DURING THE BLOODY AIRBORNE OPERATIONS / OF WORLD WAR II. THE LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARMY AIR FIELD WAS ONE OF / THE MAJOR COMBAT GLIDER TRAINING BASES IN / AMERICA BETWEEN OCTOBER 1942 AND APRIL 1945, / DURING WORLD WAR II.