George W Crockett Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 31610 - Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug....

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 POW MACR 405.

Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19097344 / O-742829
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728560
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13125289
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36508282
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20248939 / O-670020
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wayne County, MI 4 April 1923 Son of George W Crockett Sr.

Enlisted

Detroit, MI 18 March 1942 Detroit, Michigan

Other

Shot down

Saint-Omer, France 27 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Watten. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 POW MACR 405.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 27 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III and Stalag 7A.

Died

West Bloomfield, MI 27 October 1998

Based

Molesworth 27 August 1943 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date28 Mar 2020 18:15:12
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date10 Mar 2020 19:57:02
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, biography, events, place associations and mission associations
Date21 Feb 2020 01:49:35
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date31 May 2019 20:48:13
ContributorVetResearch23
ChangesChanges to media associations
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Class 43-B book. Douglas Field, Arizona.

Date27 Feb 2018 11:57:10
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to person associations
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Brought in sources from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 405, http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C,

http://303rdbg.com/360crockett.html / http://303rdbg.com/360crockett-S.jpg#

Date4 Feb 2018 11:57:07
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number and events
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Key Image ID.

Date1 Feb 2018 18:20:13
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, events and place associations
Date1 Feb 2018 18:12:41
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:44
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Sources

MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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