John J Crocker Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down and crashed near Charleroi, Belgium on return from a bombing mission to Aschersleben & Helmstedt, GR on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-64166 'Big Fat Butterfly'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Fat Butterfly
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
20 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
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Added S/N per MACR 2449 at Fold3.com - see: https://www.fold3.com/image/28604053
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Added a connection to A/C #42-64166 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2449, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces