William John Cramsie

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31610.jpeg UPL 31610 Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug. 1943.

Rear L-R: 2Lt William Cramsie, 2Lt George Crockatt, 2Lt Israel Millner, 2Lt Meran Barsam.

Front L-R: S/Sgt Benjamin Clarke, S/Sgt Eugene Williams, S/Sgt James Burke, T/Sgt Allen Jaynes, Sgt Eddie Homer, T/Sgt Morris Tepper.

Object Number - UPL 31610 - Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug....

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 405.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16059573 / O-737369
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ireland 6 March 1919 Son of James Patrick and Alice [Flynn] Cramsie.

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 3 February 1941 New York City, New York

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Saint-Omer, France 27 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 KIA MACR 405.

Based

Molesworth 27 August 1943 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne Westchester County, NY Re-Interred Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne Westchester County, New York

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 405

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MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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