William C Crampton
MilitaryAssigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Germersheim in P-47D 42-75804. Jumped by Fw190's and shot down, crashed near Neustadt on 24-Apr-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4314
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Morgan County, IL, USA | 6 March 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 18 December 1941 | |
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Other Baled out |
Neustadt, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Germersheim in P-47D 42-75804. Jumped by Fw190's and shot down, crashed near Neustadt on 24-Apr-44 POW. MACR 4314 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 26 November 2003 | |
| Jacksonville, FL, USA | |||
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Based |
Raydon | 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4314 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list