Gayther Berkeley Crowder
Military
Rear L-R: Capt Earl Newton Thomas, 1Lt Edgar Cornelius "Ed" Miller, 1Lt Clarence V Walenta, 1Lt Harold L Scott.
Front L-R: T/Sgt John W Mason, S/Sgt Carl O Books, S/Sgt William Flenniken, T/Sgt Gayther B Crowder, S/Sgt Roy David Harvey, S/Sgt Harold A Johnston.
Object Number - UPL 37526 - "Lt. Thomas and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 27 January 1944." Rear L-R: Capt...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 360th Bomb Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
- Service Numbers: 20369261 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Virgilina, VA | 15 March 1919 | Son of Sidney Cecil and Maude Bessie [Berkeley] Crowder. |
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Enlisted |
Greensboro, NC | 8 May 1942 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
8 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
Pope Field Fort Bragg, NC | 20 September 1946 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 January 1964 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Raleigh, Wake County, NC | 30 March 1977 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC | Raleigh Memorial Park Raleigh, Wake County, NC |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C