Billy Gene Crandall
MilitaryAssigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return Vienna 21-Jan-45; Mech failure, crash landed Kiskumajsa; RTD MACR 11539.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129873 / O-828517
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lawrence County, IN | 25 March 1925 | Son of William A and Bessie M [Wood] Crandall. |
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH | 25 September 1943 | |
Other Forced landing RTD |
Kiskumajsa, Hungary | 21 January 1945 | Failed to Return Vienna 21-Jan-45; Mech failure, crash landed Kiskumajsa; RTD MACR 11539. |
Died |
Columbus, OH | 11 March 2001 | |
Buried |
Kingwood Memorial Park, Lewis Center, OH | 15 March 2001 | Kingwood Memorial Park Lewis Center, Delaware County, OH |
Based |
Sterparone | Assigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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