William L Craver
Military ROLL OF HONOURRadio Operator, Holdom Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30011 "Widget". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. MACR 133. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in Vienna, OH.
Warren, OH
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734500
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17075163
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6976053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33183606
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Warren, Ohio, USA | 20 October 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 10 August 1942 | |
Other Killed in Action |
France | 14 July 1943 | |
Based |
14 July 1943 | ||
Buried |
Crown Hill Burial Park Vienna, OH |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 133 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database