1Lt LeRoy Lutz Memorial
Details:
Immediately upon entering the park.
A rectangular white tablet mounted onto a boulder commemorating 1Lt Lutz. The tablet is written in French in engraved and red lettering. 1Lt Lutz was killed in the controls of his P-38 #43-28714 ‘Lucky Lady’ when it was shot down by flak during a mission in La Fere, France, on June 22, 1944.
Source of photos: Claude Dannau / www.aerosteles.net
Monument Text:
En hommage à
Leroy LUTZ
Aviateur Américain
abattu
le 22 juin 1944
English translation:
In homage to
Leroy LUTZ
American Aviator
shot down
on June 22, 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group
479th Fighter Group
8th Air Force
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
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