William H Craighead

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36764.png UPL 36764 Second Lieutenant William H. Craighead, Bombardier, 42nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 36764 - Second Lieutenant William H. Craighead, Bombardier, 42nd Bomb Group.

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39936, Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31330) of the 452nd Bomb Group releases its bombs over an airdrome in Bordeaux. Printed caption on reverese: '61732 AC- BOMBS AWAY!!!! A Beoing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 452nd Bomb Group releases its bombs on the Nazi airdrome, Bordeaux, France, as the air offensive against the enemy reaches an all time high. 27 March 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

42-39936

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bar Fly
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

9 April 1944

Born

Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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ABMC, MACR 3662 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3662 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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