Arthur Martin Cromarty
Military
Object Number - UPL 37534 - "Lt. Col. James M. Stewart, Group Operations officer, interrogates airmen returning from Berlin. Left to right: 2nd Lt. Robert F. Sullivan, Chicopee...
Part of Ward's Crew in Nov '43. Flew 30 x combat missions. Made an emergency landing near Hilgay, Norfolk after an electrical failure on a mission to Gilze-Rijen airfield, Holland in B-24H 41-29254.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 battle stars).
Post War: Received his bachelor's degree from University of Alabama. Subsequently receiving his law degree from St John's University School of Law, practiced law and served in local government. Was elected to the New York Supreme Court for Suffolk County, NY, serving from 1966 until 1993, also an administrative judge.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY | 3 July 1919 | Son of Alexander and Ellen Cromarty. |
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Enlisted |
Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY | 10 July 1942 | |
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Died |
Palm Beach, FL | 1 May 2014 | |
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Buried |
Breslau Cemetery, Lindenhurst, NY | 9 May 2014 | Breslau Cemetery North Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, NY |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Amityville, Long Island, NY |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Cromarty
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453rd Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
