In honor of those who died in the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

The memorial erected in memory of those who died in the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.  The memorial stands by the roadside, at one end of what used to be one of the runways at Holton Airbase. The inscription reads as follows:-

Dedicated TO THE MEMORY OF
THE 5th EMERGENCY
RESCUE SQUADRON (U.S.A.A.F.)

the 5th E.R.S. CARRIED OUT SEARCH
AND RESCUE MISSIONS FROM HOLTON AIRFIELD BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY 1945
picking UP DROWNED ALLIED AIRCREW
FROM THE PERILOUS NORTH SEA.
OA10A CATALINA AMPHIBIAN
P47 THUNDERBOLT SPOTTER
BOAT CARRYING B17 FLYING FORTRESS
AIRCRAFT WERE USED.