James Claybourne Crouch

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. James Crouch was Navigator on B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki" shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Killed in Action (KIA). .

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

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

545th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Thomas Henry Brzoznowski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16056228 at enlistment, then O-735948
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

David Lloyd Butcher

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16011010
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

James Thomas Carter

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 6950609
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Kenneth Eldon Christensen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 38130722
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Jack Davidson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35327696
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Aircraft

42-3231

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Inferno
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-3235

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lakanuki
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 71

Date: 4 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 70

Date: 29 June 1943

VIII Bomber Command 68

Date: 26 June 1943

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	20 January 1942	As a Private in the Air Corps
Died Killed in action (KIA)	Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France	4 July 2043	Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495
Born	Indiana, United States
Buried	Colleville-sur-Mer, France		Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot I Row 27 Grave 16