George K Cracraft Jr

Military

November 1944 especially adventurous for the crew. Merseburg mission November 25, 1944 had rough trip back. November 30, 1944, flak was heavy. Lieutenant Hoag was hit and semi- blinded and leadership led to Silver Star. Waist gunner had 2 fingers severed.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=297

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Sources

Don Wilson, Gordon Fenwick, RO. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia