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WW2 HERITAGE TRAIL

13. the red ball express

Use your navigation to take you to AFFALAND WOODS - EX22 6SJ will get you there.

The blue plaque is sited at the entrance to the Black American camp which housed the 3544th Quartermaster Service Unit -  which later became part of THE 'RED BALL EXPRESS'

African American soldiers standing by Red Ball Express trucks
Soldier by a Red Ball Highway sign tracking tonnage target.
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