Sheridan in Grant County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 4, 2023

1. American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. On March 12, 1943 a B-17 Flying Fortress exploded mid-air while trying to land in the field on the West side of this road. The B-17 replica marks the site where the Flying Fortress came to rest. Over the years the gray monument marking the crash site was almost lost due to neglect. Because of the efforts of Floyd Auldridge, Dr. Curtis Clark and Major Fred Puckett (Ret.), the American Legion began an effort to raise funds to purchase this land and make improvements in 2010. In 2011 the DAV joined in the effort and The American Legion B-17 Memorial Park was dedicated on October 12, 2015.

This Park now honors the crew of the B-17, the Civil War Veterans killed at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Grant County Killed in action during: WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and American Veterans past and present that have served our Great Nation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 12, 1943.

Location. 34° 22.812′ N, 92° 26.41′ W. Memorial is in Sheridan, Arkansas, in Grant County. It is on Grant 51 ( County Rd. 51) 2 miles

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east of State Road 35, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1836 Grant 51 Sheridan, Sheridan AR 72150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unknown Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Unknown Soldiers CSA (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grant County War Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Site of First County Courthouse 1871 (approx. 5.6 miles away); 1976 American Bicentennial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Clash at Whitten's Mill (approx. 7.9 miles away); Refugee Children / Supplies Destroyed

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 4, 2023

2. American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park Marker

(approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheridan.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 4, 2023

3. American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 4, 2023

4. American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 4, 2023

5. American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 6, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.