Willard Lewis Kreft
Military
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UPL 33304
1Lt Willard L Kreft, Peoria, IL, sits in the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning 43-28341 CG-O "Peoria Pulverizer" whilst crew chief T/Sgt. Vincent Hrupek ensures that all is ready.
Added addition media from Hrupek family collection and made associations.
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Palatine, IL, USA | 20 July 1920 | Son of William Christian and Clara [Dierking] Kreft. |
Other Crashed |
Feltwell, UK | 3 November 1943 | Ran off the end of the runway at Feltwell on return due to BD in P-38 42-67015. 3-Nov-43 RTD. |
Died |
Chillicothe, IL 61523, USA | 19 October 1976 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Based |
Wormingford | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Chillicothe City Cemetery Chillicothe, Peoria County, IL | Chillicothe City Cemetery Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 357 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list