American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park

Sheridan, Ark., Post 30 spearheaded an effort to build a memorial honoring nine U.S. Army Air Forces personnel killed in a crash at the site in 1943. (Photos by Steven B. Brooks and provided)
The B-17F Flying Fortress flown by Crew No. 18. The plane crashed March 12, 1943.
The B-17F Flying Fortress flown by Crew No. 18. The plane crashed March 12, 1943.
The original memorial, erected in 1943.
The original memorial, erected in 1943.