John Merritt Craig

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Object Number - UPL 15292

KIA 5 November 1943. B-17 "Flak Suit" # 42-30789 of 388th Bomb Group/563rd Bomb Squadron.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

William John Bramwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19081294 and O-740736
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Emerson Current

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12038016 and O-802258
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Albertus Harrenstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37428551
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Hank C Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34362270
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

John Joseph Maiorca

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31009110 AND O-676310
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-30789

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Suit
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakland, California, USA 31 March 1924

Enlisted

San Francisco, California, United States 7 October 1941 Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lokeren, Belgium 5 November 1943

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, United States

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 3137

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John Merritt Craig: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 15228 - The crew of "Flak Suit" in Texas, 1943. Back row...