B-24H Lucky Lass II (42-95023) Monument
Details:
On the north side of the road.
A three part, free-standing tablet of polished red granite. The three sections of the tablet form a pyramidic pediment and the central section bears the dedication message while the names are arranged on the left and right sections. The monument is inscribed in Eglish and is incised with white and gilded lettering. The tablet is mounted on a polished peon base and is set on a small pavement with a curved brick wall behind the monument.
The memorial members the crew of the B-24 Lucky Lass II (42-95023) of the 577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group that crashed nearby on August 12, 1944.
Source of information and images: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Monument Text:
Left section:
2nd Lt JOHN D. ELLIS
AGE 29
F/o SAMUEL C. STALSBY
AGE 22
2nd Lt ROBER T B. COX
AGE 28
S/Sgt CLARE W. HULTENGREN
AGE 22
T/Sgt JOHN H. HOLLING
AGE 21
Center section:
(-8th Air Force insignia-)
Close to this spot on 12th August 1944
An American B-24 bomber,
laden with bombs crashed and
exploded following a mid air incident.
As the plane fell from the sky it was
steered away from our our town of Cheshunt
thus saving many lives.
All ten crew on board perished
as a consequence of this brave
and courageous act.
This memorial is dedicated to the
memory of those American airmen
who made the ultimate sacrifice in
the name of freedom of our country.
Ernie Havis - Firefighter WW2
Right section:
T/Sgt STANLEY F. JANKOWSKI
AGE 28
S/Sgt JAY V. CABLE
AGE 21
S/Sgt JACK O. SHAEFFER
AGE 20
S/Sgt FRANK MINICK
AGE 21
S/Sgt WILLIAM C. McGINLEY
AGE 21
On the plinth:
392ND BG - 577TH SQDN | This memorial was funded by Lee Williamson L. W. Development Ltd |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
392nd Bomb Group
577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group
8th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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