Faber Cripps

Military

Faber Cripps enlisted in March 1942 and was based at Bsssingbourn with the 91st BG from September 1942 - June 1945. He was sheet metal Crew Chief for the 401st Squadron and 441st sub depot.



He was a member of the American Legion, the Elks and the Masons and served as a volunteer at the Palm Springs Air Museum. He died 4th August 2003 being survived by his wife Mary Faith and two daughters.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Faber Cripps.

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