Cecil E Craigo Jr
Military
UPL 64174
UPL 64174
339th/504th Pilots Bradford Stevens, Cecil Craigo, Ray Atterbery, Fred Showker, Frank Waters, and Unknown.
Page 184, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Thayer, New Haven, WV 25976, USA | 17 October 1921 | Son of Cecil Elmore Craigo Snr. |
Enlisted |
Charleston, WV, USA | 2 April 1942 | |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 23 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Based |
Fowlmere | 23 May 1944 - 3 December 1944 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 27 July 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 3 December 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Born |
Beckley, WV 25801, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History