Monument Details

B17E 42-29923 Lucky Strike Monument

Details:

At the corner on the north-west side outside the churchyard.

Monument

A 3-wall brick monument which the side walls are lower than the center and are diagonally positioned. The monument is set with a brick ground and the center wall bears several plaques. On the top of the center wall is a circular plaque with an illustration of a B-17 incised on the center which contains the unveiling of the memorial. 2 brass plaques are mounted below the circular plaque, one above the other, which the upper plaque contains the commemoration message for a British plane while the bottom plaque lists the crew of the Lucky Strike and tells a brief story of its crash. The monument is dedicated to the airmen of Lucky Strike and to the Emergency Services who helped to save the lives of others.

Monument Text:

Circular plaque:

This memorial to the

Crew and Emergency Services

was unveiled by

John H. Sasson 11071209

from

Glencove, New York, U.S.A.

(-B-17 illustration-)

Flight Engineer from the

"Lucky Strike"

on 23rd June 1996

C·R·H

Square plaque:

(-Commemoration for the British Handley Page Hampden bomber plane-)

Rectangular plaque:

First Column:

Flying Fortress B-17E-29923

"LUCKY STRIKE"

The Crew

Pilot	Evans, Rowland H. 2nd Lt O--681361 K.I.A.
Co Pilot	Scarborough, Everett L. F/O T-12228
Navigator	Harkness, Marion E. 2nd Lt. O-809597
Bombardier	Kraut, Irving 2nd Lt. O-739475 Killed in Crash
Flight Engineer	Sasson, John H. Sgt. 11071209
Radio Operator and Gunner	Samuels, Melvin, Sgt. 12184819
Asst. Engineer and Waist Gunner	Rasey, Delbert D. Sgt. 39831906
Armorer and Waist Gunner	Vargo, Julius E. Sgt. 33186083 Hurt in Crash
Tail Gunner	Burckhalter, Hoyt O. Sgt. 38398592
Ball Turret Gunner	Rivera, Julius E. Sgt. 32502246 Killed in Crash
R·H·B·H	Evans, Rowland H. 2nd Lt O--681361 K.I.A.