Walter Baldwin Crickmer Jr
Military
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UPL 38405
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fatso" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 February 1944."
Rear L-R: Lt John A. Sanda, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn,Wilton Fremaux.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Sgt John F. Bremer. Sgt Harry E Smail, Unkn.
Rear L-R: Lt John A. Sanda, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn,Wilton Fremaux.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Sgt John F. Bremer. Sgt Harry E Smail, Unkn.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20345931 / O-802191
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / S-3 Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The widow maker
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mojo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Censored (forequetoo)
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Anita Marie / Mehitabel
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mcaplin, WV | 20 June 1924 | Son of Walter Baldwin Snr and Ethel S [Gilchrist] Crickmer. |
Enlisted |
Huntington, WV | 5 February 1943 | Huntington West Virginia |
Other Discharged USAAF |
24 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Died |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/24991525-walter-crickmer
https://www.fold3.com/record/89084868-walter-b-crickmer-jr
https://www.fold3.com/image/608994638?terms=crickmer,816,walter
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/West-Virginia/Walter-B-Crickme…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119017129/walter-baldwin-crickmer
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119017195/ethel-s_-crickmer