Gordon P Crawford

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Sgt Crawford, tail gunner on B-26B Marauder "Jessie". Shot down by enemy fighters over North Sea on return from bombing Venio airport, Netherlands. Entire crew reported as MIA. His name is listed on Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery

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Units served with

387th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A pin up painted onto the nose of a B-26 Marauder of the 391st Bomb Group.

558th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Missing in Action (MIA)		25 February 1944

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Missing in Action (MIA)

25 February 1944

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Date5 Jan 2024 20:57:48

Contributorjmoore43

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Moved info in the Role/Job field to the "Summary biography".

Date24 Jan 2016 19:34:40

ContributorVictoryii

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Information from listing on findagrave.com.

Date24 Jan 2016 19:24:31

ContributorVictoryii

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Information came from fieldsofhonor-database.com, findagrave.com,honorstates.org, and Americanbattlegraves.com/index. I researched Sgt Crawford after acquiring his DFC. His name was inscribed on the reverse of the medal.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:38

ContributorAAM

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9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide