Walter Baldwin Crickmer Jr

Military
media-38405.jpeg 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 L-R: Lt John A. Sanda, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn,Wilton Fremaux.

Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Sgt John F. Bremer. Sgt Harry E Smail, Unkn.

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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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42-31394

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aphrodite
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group, and their mascot "Scragg", with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32024) nicknamed "Swamp Fire". Image via Byron Clark. A printed caption has been attached to the reverse: 'Swamp Fire First Crew. Kimbolton, May 1 1944 [handwritten annotation to this says: 'Photo Taken.']. Rear Row, L to R. Berj Bejian- Engineer & Top Turret, Roy Avery- Waist Gunner, Andrew Stroman- Ball Turret, John Rose- Waist Gunner, Elijah Lewis- Tail Gunner, Edward Pryzybyla- Radio Gun

42-32024

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swamp Fire
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 379th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-H, serial number 42-38111) nicknamed "Mairzy Doats", April 1944. Image via Edmund H Lutz, 379th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'April 1944, my patched up B-17 "Mairzy Doats" on hardstand.'

42-38111

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-39828

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

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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

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Discharged USAAF

24 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Based

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

Died

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