Walter Baldwin Crickmer Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 38405 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fatso" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 February 1944." Rear...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

John Anton Sanda

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20345931 / O-802191
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot; S-3 Officer

Aircraft

42-29718

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The widow maker

42-29772

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mojo
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-29829

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sons of Satan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

42-29897

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Censored (forequetoo)
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-31085

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Anita Marie / Mehitabel
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mcaplin, WV 20 June 1924 Son of Walter Baldwin Snr and Ethel S [Gilchrist] Crickmer.

Enlisted

Huntington, WV 5 February 1943 Huntington West Virginia

Other

Discharged USAAF

24 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Revisions

Date6 May 2023 23:09:09
Contributorjmoore43
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Date18 Sep 2019 10:45:32
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/24991525-walter-crickmer
https://www.fold3.com/record/89084868-walter-b-crickmer-jr
https://www.fold3.com/image/608994638?terms=crickmer,816,walter
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/West-Virginia/Walter-B-Crickme…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119017129/walter-baldwin-crickmer
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119017195/ethel-s_-crickmer

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