James Kerry Crockett
Military
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UPL 39654
Members of James Kerry Crockett’s crew at Old Buckenham Airfield, July 31, 1944. (See media item https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/39655 for crew names written on reverse).
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His crew believed he was 'the best damn pilot to fly a B-24 in WW II'. In 1944 they completed 35 missions without losing a crew member.
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / News Article, The Liberator Men of Old Buc