Harry Norman Craft
MilitaryAssigned to 753BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. 5 weeks hauling Gasoline to France. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Retired Lt Col USAFR last duty 1973 L. O. Commander for USAF Academy.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sharon, Pennsylvania | 30 October 1923 | |
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Died |
20 December 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Fair Oaks Cemetery New Wilmington, Lawrence County, PA | 23 December 2013 | Fair Oaks Cemetery New Wilmington, Lawrence County, PA |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 753BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 240 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45