Horace C Craig
Military
Paula Thornhill, Brig Gen, USAF (ret) cousin of Horace Craig
Object Number - FRE 2722 - Horace "Pappy" Craig of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horace "Pappy" Craig.'
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC (OLC), SS, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215, USA | 28 April 1941 | Fort Hayes Columbus, OH |
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Based Reassigned |
Boxted | 21 August 1943 - 9 February 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 9 February 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
1224 S Patrick Dr, Patrick AFB, FL 32925, USA | 6 October 1944 | Fatal Crash Ground Collision due to engine failure 1 mile Nth of Orlando AAB, FL Cat 5 damage Lt Col Horace C Craig, 6-Oct-44. Lt Col Steele R Patterson KIA. TB-25C 42-32509 - 902BU |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Born |
Franklin County, OH, USA |
Revisions
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56th Fighter Group By Roger Freeman
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
