John Crawbuck
MilitaryLWG, Larson crew. Original member of the Tucker crew. Member of the Hagarty crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-3118 'The Green Hornet'. Mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany. Struck by an ME109. MACR 1875. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft IV.
Brooklyn, NY
Credited with one German fighter damaged on 29 July 1943 and one damaged on 27 September 1943.
The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued the mission without fighter cover. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.
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- Date: 28 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 14 December 1922 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
11 January 1944 | Stalag Luft IV | |
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Based Prisoner of War |
11 January 1944 | Tucker crew Hagarty crew Larson crew |