George Edward Cramer
Military
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 44514 - S/Sgt George E. Cramer, 384BG
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Chas Shuff crew. 23 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2073028
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator, Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33688834
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Prichard, AL | 23 February 1924 | Son of Marvin E and Mary Cramer. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 5 November 1942 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Other |
Knocke / Le Zoute, Belgium | 22 March 1945 | Westerholt, Germany mission, 22-Mar-45; flak hit landed on Continent. RTD |
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Died |
21 October 2017 | ||
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Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery, Loxley, Baldwin County, AL | 27 October 2017 | Greenwood Cemetery Loxley, Baldwin County, Alabama |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards and events
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
