James M Craig

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 22 December 1943 in B-24 42-41015. Killed in Action (KIA).



DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

An airman inspects the wreck of a crashed B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40604) nicknamed "Satan's Angels" of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten note on reverse of print: 'B-24D 240604, 93 Bomber Group, 2 Air Div, 8 AF. Inscription "Henry" Ford under cockpit. Personal A/C code "E". 93 BG E 240604.'

42-40604

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Angels
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

42-41015

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

22 December 1943

Born

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

Buried

Netherlands

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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ABMC; MACR 2191 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia