Horace C Craig

Military
Horace "Poppy" Craig of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horace "Poppy" Craig.' media-401468.jpg FRE 2722 Horace "Poppy" Craig of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horace "Poppy" Craig.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2722 - Horace "Poppy" Craig of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horace "Poppy" Craig.'

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: DFC (OLC), SS, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-25559

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Pappy Two
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

42-7870

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Pappy
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 56th Fighter Group 312th Ferry Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215, USA 28 April 1941 Fort Hayes Columbus, OH

Based

Reassigned

Boxted 21 August 1943 - 9 February 1944 Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 9 February 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

1224 S Patrick Dr, Patrick AFB, FL 32925, USA 6 October 1944 Fatal Crash Ground Collision due to engine failure 1 mile Nth of Orlando AAB, FL Cat 5 damage Lt Col Horace C Craig, 6-Oct-44. Lt Col Steele R Patterson KIA. TB-25C 42-32509 - 902BU

Other

Promotion

Boxted, Colchester, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Born

Franklin County, OH, USA

Revisions

Date3 Aug 2018 17:51:36
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to nickname and events
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84138477-horace-c-craig
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
56th Fighter Group By Roger Freeman
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Craig%2C+Horace+…
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…

Date3 Aug 2018 17:40:29
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84138477-horace-c-craig
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
56th Fighter Group By Roger Freeman

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:10
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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