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Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug. 1943. Rear L-R: 2Lt William Cramsie, 2Lt George Crockatt, 2Lt Israel Millner, 2Lt Meran Barsam. Front L-R: S/Sgt Benjamin Clarke, S/Sgt Eugene Williams, S/Sgt James Burke, T/Sgt Allen Jaynes, Sgt Eddie Homer, T/Sgt Morris Tepper.
George W Crockett JR. 1943, Douglas Field, Arizona.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 POW MACR 405.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 405
Awards: AM, PH (OLC).
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 42-5468 'Quinine The Bitter Dose. ' RTD
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 405.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner / Right Waist Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
See more at: http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 405.
Awards: PH.
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 405.
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Military | Master Sergeant | Radio Operator | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 405.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 7 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 405.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 405.
Awards: PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 405.
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Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43.
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27 August 1943
This mission is the first attack by the USAAF on suspected V-Weapon sites. The German development of pilotless winged aircraft was first divulged to the British just shortly after the beginning of World War II in two letters sent to the British embassy...
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
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| Born | Wayne County, MI | 4 April 1923 |
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Son of George W Crockett Sr. |
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| Enlisted | Detroit, MI | 18 March 1942 |
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Detroit, Michigan |
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| Based | Molesworth | 1943 – 27 August 1943 |
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Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Shot down | Saint-Omer, France | 27 August 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Watten. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 POW MACR 405. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Zagan, Poland | 27 August 1943 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III and Stalag 7A. |
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| Died | West Bloomfield, MI | 27 October 1998 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 March 2020 18:15:12 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 March 2020 19:57:02 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, highest rank, biography, events, place associations and mission associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/91589067-george-w-crockett |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 February 2020 01:49:35 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 May 2019 20:48:13 | VetResearch23 | Changes to media associations |
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Class 43-B book. Douglas Field, Arizona. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 February 2018 11:57:10 | Lucy May | Changes to person associations |
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Brought in sources from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 405, http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C, http://303rdbg.com/360crockett.html / http://303rdbg.com/360crockett-S.jpg# |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 February 2018 11:57:07 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number and events |
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Key Image ID. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 February 2018 18:20:13 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, events and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/38296716 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 February 2018 18:12:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to suffix, service number, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/38296716 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:10:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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