FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM R. LAWLEY JR. MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Listing Details
Location: LEEDS HISTORICAL PARK-MONTEVALLO ROAD AND CLEVELAND STREET
City: LEEDS
State: Alabama
Zip Code: 35094
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Plaques
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: TIM CARR
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
ON A B-17 MISSION OVER EUROPE LAWLEY’S SHIP WAS HIT BY ENEMY FIRE AND TWO CREWMEN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED WHO COULD NOT BAIL OUT. 1ST LT. LAWLEY TOOK CONTROL OF THE SHIP AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL CRASH LANDING ON A SMALL FIGHTER BASE.
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