Administered by City of Phoenix General Services Division 1700 West Washington Phoenix Arizona 85003
Located Arizona State Capitol 1700 West Washington Phoenix Arizona
Date:
1930
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On front of base:) U.S./LT. FRANK LUKE, JR./THE STATE OF/ARIZONA/ERECTS THIS MONUMENT/AS ITS TRIBUTE TO HIS/VALOR, EXTRAORDINARY/BRAVERY AND DISTINGUISHED/SERVICE IN THE WORLD WAR/AND IN GRATITUDE TO ALL/HER SONS WHO SERVED./1930/MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/APPOINTED BY/GOVERNOR J.C. PHILLIPS/FRANK LUKE, SR./NERI OSBORN, JR./J.M. NIXON (On plaque on back of base:) HONOR ROLL OF THE SILENT ONES/COMRADES OF FRANK LUKE JR./WHO FOUGHT FOR GOD AND COUNTRY (followed by three columns of names) Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Full-length portrait of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. He is dressed in World War I military uniform. In his proper right hand he holds an aviator helmet. The bronze sculpture stands atop a stone base.
