Irving Kraut
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force, Martin W. Bowman, page 107
Object Number - UPL 13890 - Cawston, Norfolk, behind St Agnes Church
Bombardier, Evans R crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Crashed landed on 4 January 1944 in B-17F #42-29923 'Lucky Strike' in Norfolk due to low fuel, iced windshield. Attempted to land in a field and hit a ditch, 2 crewmembers KIA. Mission #56 to Kiel, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). Lt Kraut suffered a skull fracture in the crash.
Chicago, IL
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12184819
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11071209
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-122228
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33186083
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Church Farm, Cawston, Norfolk, UK | 4 January 1944 | |
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Buried |
Chicago, IL, USA | Zion Gardens Cemetery Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA |
Revisions
8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia