Ligurta in Yuma County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
B-17 Training Bomber Crash Memorial
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), June 16, 2024
1. B-17 Training Bomber Marker
In memorium
June 28, 1944 a B-17 Training Bomber crashed South of this Point.
Crew Members
2nd. Lt. William A. Richell, 22, Pilot
2nd. Lt. Sheridan B. Marek, 20, Co-Pilot
2nd. Lt. Angus W. MacArthur, 21, Co-Pilot
Sgt. Manteu P. Jones, 23, Crew Chief
Corp. Merle G. Ice, 23, Aerial Engineer
Dedicated by all Yuma Area Veterans July 4, 1990
Erected 1990.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 32° 39.954′ N, 114° 17.034′ W. Memorial is in Ligurta, Arizona, in Yuma County. It is on Interstate 8 east of Old US 80, on the right when traveling east. The marker is near the Ligurta eastbound truck parking area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wellton AZ 85356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley, in the Sonoran Desert, and in the Yuma Area. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Top Wash Bridge (approx. Ύ mile away); El Camino Del Diablo (approx. 7.1 miles away); Camp Laguna (approx. 12.8 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2024, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 106 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 16, 2024, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A better, clear close-up photo of the memorial inscription. • A wide view photo of the memorial in context with the surrounding area. • Can you help?
