Darwin Leech Crisman
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52920 - M/Sgt Darwin L Crisman, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 "Diana Queen of the Chase" made 86 missions without a turnback. He was the first crew chief in the group to have his aircraft make more than 100 missions without a mechanical abort.
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania | 4 January 1922 | Son of Luke and Margaret [Leech] Crisman. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 19 October 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
West Kittanning, PA | 31 May 2012 | |
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Buried |
Duncan Cemetery Armstrong County, PA | Duncan Cemetery Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
