John Joseph Cramer
Military
James McCall Cramer
Object Number - UPL 54186 - Staff Sergeant John J Cramer, USAAF tailgunner, Stalag 17 POW
Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11-Jan-44 in B-17 42-39758 'Sky Scrapper'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1921
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 29 December 1919 | Son of Roland Frances and Kathryn Marie [McCrea] Cramer. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 11 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Died |
Hinsdale, IL | 24 June 2010 | |
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Buried |
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, IL | 27 June 2010 | Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, Illinois |
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Based |
Podington | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1921 / MACR 1921, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
