Lieutenant Clyde Cosper Memorial
Details:
The memorial is located in the courtyard to the south of the main library entrance. Plaque The memorial features an engraved granite plaque mounted on a slanted red brick base. All text is in English. The memorial was erected and is maintained by the Princes Risborough Town Council. More information regarding Cosper and the events surrounding his death is available within the library.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF
2nd Lt.
CLYDE “SPARKY” COSPER
367th USAAF BOMB SQ
AGED 21, FROM DODD CITY, TEXAS
WHO SACRIFICED HIS LIFE
13 NOVEMBER 1943
AFTER STEERING HIS STRICKEN AIRCRAFT
AWAY FROM PRINCES RISBOROUGH
TO SAVE THE TOWN
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
367th Bombardment Squadron
United States Air Force
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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