James R Crockett
MilitaryAssigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Berlin, crashed into exploding Locomotive at Messdorf in P-51B 42-106785 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4986
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Chattanooga, TN, USA | 30 March 1942 | |
|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
39624 Meßdorf, Germany | 19 May 1944 | |
| Chattanooga, TN, USA | |||
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Buried |
Re-interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
|
Born |
Alabama, USA |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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