Joseph Lee Craighead
Military
This plane and crew were flying as element lead when it collided with another plane in its element ( 121-J ) after entering a cloud bank over Bulgaria. Both planes crashed in flames in the mountains. MACR 334
"Exterminator" Crew :
Capt. Hugh R. Roper - Pilot (KIA) - Oak City, UT,
Capt. John B. White, Jr - Navigator (KIA - Hillsboro, IL
1st Lt. Ted Brannon - Bombardier (KIA) - Coatesville, PA,
T/Sgt. Henry C. Lloyd, Jr.- Radio Operator (KIA) - Flint, MI
T/Sgt. Albert L. Lee - Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. Joseph L. Craighead - Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Earl P Lemoine - Gunner (KIA) - Moreauville, LA
S/Sgt. William A. Defreese - Waist Gunner (KIA) - Anniston, AL
Walter Stewart was not on "Exterminator" when it crashed. He is my father, Col Robert W. Stewart's cousin. Walter flew the B-24D, "Utah Man", on the Ploesti mission. 1 Aug 1943. Stewart survived the mission and the war.
Black Sunday - Michael Hill
Object Number - UPL 13845 - The B-24D, 41-23717, "Exterminator", of the 330th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force. This plane and crew were flying as...
Tech Sgt. Joseph Craighead was assigned as a B-24 gunner to the 330th Bomb Squadron, in the 93rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15066095 / O-789244
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437644
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Hot Stuff
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bedford, VA | 24 December 1917 | Son of Otty Thomas Craighead. |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 25 August 1941 | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
27 June 1945 | Honorable discharge. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
27 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Bedford, VA | 11 October 1996 | |
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Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
