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
- 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 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
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group line up for take off. A B-17 (VK-I, serial number 42-3064) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is bringing up the rear. First handwritten caption on reverse of print: '27/8/43.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'VK-I. 8/9/43.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407640.jpg.webp?itok=Vtg9OHI5)
- Date: 27 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wayne County, MI | 4 April 1923 | Son of George W Crockett Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 18 March 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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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. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 27 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III and Stalag 7A. |
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Died |
West Bloomfield, MI | 27 October 1998 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 27 August 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Class 43-B book. Douglas Field, Arizona.
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#
MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database