Walter N Cranson

Military
media-40008.jpeg UPL 40008 Walt Cranson in 1944.

The Combat Diary of Walter N. Cranson, compiled and produced by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert, 2000.

Object Number - UPL 40008 - Walt Cranson in 1944.

Served as a co-pilot to Thomas M. Sisson during the war. Walt kept a diary during his time as a pilot and published it as My Combat Diary: 26 Jan - 6 Jun 1945 by Walt Cranson (Compiled and produced by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert 2000).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Thomas M Sisson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17086556
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Revisions

Date
ContributorKris45
Changes
Sources

My Combat Diary by Walt Cranson, 2000

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

392nd BG Memorial Association Membership Directory, June 1987 & Page 240 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Walter N Cranson: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 40008 - Walt Cranson in 1944.

Object number: UPL 40702 - Photo from My Combat Diary by Walt Cranson (2000)...