2nd Lt Frank Luke Jr., ‘Ace’, Crash Site Memorial
Details:
On the S side of the D102 at the entrance to Murvaux.
Marker
A stone pillar surmounted by a cross set on stone steps and bearing a grey plaque with an inscription commemorating Lt Luke's death during WWI.
Monument Text:
MEMORY OF LT FRANK LUKE,
UNITED STATES AIR SERVICE,
BALLOON BUSTING ACE OF WWI
CRITICALLY WOUNDED
LANDED HIS SPAD 700 YARDS NORTH AND
WAS KILLED BY GERMAN SMALL ARMS FIRE
29 SEPTEMBER 1918
ICI, LE 29 SEPTEMBRE 1918,
SOUS LE FEU DES MITRAILLEUSES ENNEMIES
TOMBA LE LT FRANK LUKE,
DES FORCES AERIENNES DES ETATS-UNIS,
HEROS DE L'AVIATION ALLIEE
Plaque restored by the Great War Aviation Memorial Committee and the town of Murvaux
11 November 2000
Plaque restauree par le Comite US du Souvenir de l'Aviation de la Grande Guerre
et la ville de Murvaux
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
27th Aero Squadron
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
United States Army
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWI
Battles:
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
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