6th Bomb Group

Historical marker location:

1914 West Capital Avenue, Grand Island, Nebraska

Marker installed: 1993

24 Bomb Sqd. 39 Bomb Sqd. 40 Bomb Sqd.. 1944 B-29 C.B.I.-Guam-Saipan-Tinian 1945.

The University of Nebraska was founded in 1869, just two years after Nebraska became a state.