Michael Sylvey Crawford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60526 - Michael S. Crawford
Born in Fannin County Georgia. Married to Bessie Callahan, but unfortunately widowed in 1940. Worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority at Watts Bar Dam (an important dam that provided electricity for Oak Ridge TN and the Lab that created the atomic bomb). Joined squad 8 October 1943. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #4129139. Plane crashed into North Sea after a successful mission to Norway. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
3 May 1911 | ||
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Married |
14 February 1934 | ||
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Died Killed in Action |
18 November 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1381 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 1381
