Lester C Crabb
MilitaryDied of Injuries while while conducting firefighting operations at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tennessee, USA | 28 March 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 26 March 1943 | |
Died |
28000 Chartres, France | 10 December 1944 | Died of injuries received while fighting an aircraft crash at Advanced landing Ground A-59, Cormeilles-en-vexin, France. |
McNairy County, TN, USA | |||
Buried |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Chewalla, TN |
Revisions
American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com
http://www.findagrave.com/
American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com
http://www.findagrave.com/