Grant George McCracken
MilitaryAssigned to 571BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
Shot down 10-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-3302 'Rick-O-Shay'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 866
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13054737 / O-795167
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Troutville, PA, USA | 25 October 1921 | |
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Other Shot down |
10 October 1943 | Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3302 'Rick-O-Shay. POW. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 11 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Tonawanda, NY 14150, USA | 2 July 1963 | |
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Buried |
Tonawanda, NY | 5 July 1963 | Town of Tonawanda, New York |
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Based |
Framlingham | 10 October 1943 | Assigned to 571BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 866/relative
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=92324
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 866 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database