William McKenney Crabb
Military
388th BG - 560th BS - 8th AF
Standing L to R: Ray James Campbell (P), Riggs M. Tucker (CP), William M. Crabb (B), Ray H. Uhlinger (RN)
Kneeling L to R: Anthony D. Kawalec (FE), Bernard Brooks (WG), Dale D. McIntyre (RO), Aubrey R. Stanton (BTG), John F. Marr (WG), Myles A. Johns (TG) 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 45789 - Raymond J. Campbell Crew 388th BG - 560th BS - 8th AF Standing L to R: Ray James Campbell (P), Riggs M. Tucker (CP), William M. Crabb (B), Ray...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735487
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747209
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Quarterback
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Ambassador
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Lace
Missions
- Date: 18 April 1944
![The wreck of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100046) of the 389th Bomb Group, 2 October 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-2-7-61SC)(2-10-44)(A/C No. 2100046 - B-24)." Handwritten on reverse: '389BG. Taverham.' On reverse: John H. Woolnough [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414027.jpg.webp?itok=dBtsEDls)
- Date: 10 February 1944
- Date: 8 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Louisville, Kentucky | 24 December 1921 | |
| Coral Ridge, KY | 16 February 1942 | ||
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Enlisted |
Louisville, KY | 10 April 1942 | Bowman AAF |
|
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 30 December 1943 - 10 February 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Rathenow, Germany | 18 April 1944 | Shot down on a 96th BG a/c with what was apparently a 385th BG Crew with a 96th BG lead pilot. His POW record lists Crabb as being part of the 388th BG even though he had apparently flown his last mission with the 388th in February 1944 |
|
Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 25 April 1944 | Stalag Luft III (dates are approximate) |
|
Died |
Louisville, KY | 30 July 2000 | |
|
Buried |
Louisville, KY | 2 August 2000 | Calvary Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
Revisions
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-CRA01-…
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=9&cat=all&tf…
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1049898
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10644
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3746558…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74438033/william-mckenney-crabb
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
