Samuel L Craig
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 28228
UPL 28228
Combat crew no. 123 stand in front of B-17 'Knucklehead'.
Standing, left to right: R. T. Neary (navigator), W. M. Bagot (co-pilot), E. H. Patterson (pilot), J. H. Williamson (bombardier)
Kneeling, left to right: Samuel Craig (radio operator), Mario Panetti (assistant radio operator), Albeny Blanchard (tail gunner), Sherwood Renner (engineer), Curby F. Simerson (aerial gunner), ? Gessner (assistant engineer). Walter McRae Bagot
Standing, left to right: R. T. Neary (navigator), W. M. Bagot (co-pilot), E. H. Patterson (pilot), J. H. Williamson (bombardier)
Kneeling, left to right: Samuel Craig (radio operator), Mario Panetti (assistant radio operator), Albeny Blanchard (tail gunner), Sherwood Renner (engineer), Curby F. Simerson (aerial gunner), ? Gessner (assistant engineer). Walter McRae Bagot
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Killed in Action (KIA). On return to base B-17 #42-37869 crashed at Oakhampton returning from Atlantic weather reconnaissance mission. 5 KNO +2 RTD +1 RAF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Unit
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, USA | 13 February 1912 | |
Died |
Okehampton EX20, UK | 25 December 1943 | |
Buried |
2040 Wellwood Ave, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | At Long Island National Cemetery |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added Samuel Craig's name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The 25th BG (Rcn) by Normsn Malaney, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 439