Ronald Ross Cree
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53655 - Capt Ronald R. Cree, 20FG
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, National Defense, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea. 75 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) in F-51D night fighter 45-11705 [ 67FBS, 18FBG ]. While on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed lying upside down in a rice paddy near Chinnampo, North Korea 5-Jun-51. His remains were not recovered.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Colorado, USA | 30 March 1920 | Son of Joseph Wheat and Elsie A. [Schwencke] Cree. |
|
Enlisted |
Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 23 February 1943 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
Based |
Wittering | 27 March 1945 | Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Other Crashed |
Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines | 16 May 1949 | Baled Out Stall/Spin 2 Miles East Camiling Cat 4 damage Lt Ronald R Cree, 16-May-49. F-51D 44-72580 - 67FS 18FG FEAF |
|
Other Crashed |
Lily Hill Street, Clark Field, Angeles City, 2009, Pampanga, Philippines | 27 December 1950 | Mech Failure Clark AFB Cat 2 Lt Ronald R Cree, 27-Dec-50. F-80C 49-0563 - 44FBS 18FBG 5AF |
|
Other Wounded in Action (WIA) |
North Korea | 24 May 1951 | Wounded by 50 cal machine gun fire. 24-May-51. |
|
Died |
Nampo, South Pyongan, North Korea | 5 June 1951 | Killed in Action Korea 5-Jun-51. |
|
Other End of War |
Europe | ||
|
Other Promoted |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
|
Based Transferred |
Honington | 27 March 1945 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Garwood, NJ, USA | |||
| Union County, NJ, USA | |||
|
Buried |
National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, DC | Tablets of the Missing National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, DC | |
|
Other Based |
Seoul Airport, 145-2 Simgok-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 67FBS, 18FBG. based Seoul AB, South Korea. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
https://www.fold3.com/record/83662741-ronald-r-cree
https://www.fold3.com/record/530026039-ronald-ross-cree
https://www.fold3.com/page/637460800-ronald-ross-cree/facts
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cree%2C+Ronald&S…
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118676016/ronald-ross-cree
https://www.fold3.com/record/83662741-ronald-r-cree
https://www.fold3.com/record/530026039-ronald-ross-cree
https://www.fold3.com/page/637460800-ronald-ross-cree/facts
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cree%2C+Ronald&S…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118676016/ronald-ross-cree
https://www.fold3.com/record/83662741-ronald-r-cree
https://www.fold3.com/record/530026039-ronald-ross-cree
https://www.fold3.com/page/637460800-ronald-ross-cree/facts
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cree%2C+Ronald&S…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118676016/ronald-ross-cree
