Monuments
Fischelhöhe Memorial Information Board
Fischelhöhe Memorial Stone -Pegnitz CH-47A Chinook Crash
Pegnitz CH-47A (66-19023) Rotor Blade
Pegnitz CH-47A Chinook Crash Memorial Plaque
Victims of the Pegnitz CH-47A Chinook Crash Plaque
Lawrence Joseph Angelini was born on December 11, 1942, in Manhattan, New York County, New York. He served in the 4th Aviation Company, 15th Aviation Group, as a Specialist 5th Class and Flight Engineer in CH-47A Chinook #66-19023 during Vietnam War era.
On August 18, 1971, a U.S. Army CH-47A Chinook (tail number 66-19023) transporting troops from Ludwigsburg to the Grafenwöhr training area crashed near Pegnitz, Germany, when a decommissioned rotor blade was mistakenly reinstalled and failed mid-flight. The aircraft broke apart in the air, killing all 37 aboard, including 33 soldiers and 4 crew members, marking the deadliest peacetime U.S. military accident in
West Germany since World War II.
Currently, we don't have details about SP5 Angelini's burial location.
Source of information: www.chinook-helicopter.com, www.findagrave.com