Lester C Crabb

Military

Died 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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Sources

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/

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Sources

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/