Austin Gillig Cragg
MilitaryAssigned to 775BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. Returning from mission to bomb troops in B-17 44-6179 crash landed base 18-Apr-45. RTD
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kings County, NY | 17 February 1917 | Son of Walter H and Ona M Cragg. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY | 30 March 1942 | New York, New York City |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 April 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Other Crashed |
Celone Airport, Foggia, Italy | 18 April 1945 | Returning from mission to bomb troops in B-17 44-6179 crash landed base 18-Apr-45. RTD |
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Died |
Hilton Head Island, SC | 1 June 2002 | |
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Buried |
Christ Church Cemetery Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT | 7 June 2002 | Christ Church Cemetery Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
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Based |
Celone | Assigned to 775BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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