James Leslie Crawford Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: 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
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 March 1922 | ||
Enlisted |
27 February 1943 | ||
Based |
28 October 1944 | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Crashed |
31 October 1944 | Taxiing Accident Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 3 damage Lt James L Crawford Jr, 31-Oct-44. P-51C 42-103320 - 487FS 352FG 8AF | |
Other Promotion |
30 December 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Died |
25 March 1999 | ||
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | ||
Born |
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Buried |
Pikeville Cemetery Pikeville, Wayne County, NC |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / unit history