Raymond C Crewson

Military

T/O Deopham 28 Sept44 in B-17G #4231360, target Merseburg/Leuna chemical plant. Hit by flak in left wing and no. 2 engine. Crashlanded at Brussels Airfield, BE. All in crew of nine were RTD.















Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Bitburg in B-17 'Mon Tete Rouge II' #4297069 on 12/4/44

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97069) nicknamed "Mon Tete Rouge II" of the 452nd Bomb Group flies in formation with other Fortresses. Printed caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17 "Mon Tete Rouge II" and her sister ships of the 452nd Bomb Group en route to blast German targets in France as part of the plan to pulverise all vitally important war objectives. Chateaudun, France, was the target of this mission, 28 March 1944. (Altitude 17,900 Feet) Taken by S/Sgt Chelso V Puiratto. US Air Force photo.'

42-97069

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mon Tete Rouge II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sebring, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 December 1944

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Sources

1999 Unit Roster MACR 11050 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11050 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database