Calvin Dale Criswell
MilitaryKenneth Gorrell Crew
458th BG - 752nd BS
Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P
Middle Row: John Hiebert - G, Paul Dirker - TT/E, Dewey Adams - WG
Front Row: Rocco Immundo - TTG, Calvin Criswell - RO, Wisner - TG
Crashed on takeoff for their first combat mission, 2 March 1944. 7 KIA 458th Bomb Group collection
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2-Mar-44 in B-24 41-28669. Returned to Duty (RTD). Shot down 27-May-44 in B-24 42-94946 'The Cat's Ass. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT).
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Missouri, USA | 17 January 1924 | Son of Lee Alonzo and Maude [Scoggins] Criswell. |
Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, MO 63125, USA | 10 December 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
Other Crashed / Returned to Duty (RTD) |
Norwich, UK | 2 March 1944 | Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2-Mar-44 in B-24 41-28669. Returned to Duty (RTD). |
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 27 May 1944 | Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 42-94946 'The Cat's Ass. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. |
Died |
4 January 2017 | ||
Buried |
Crescent Hill Cemetery Adrian, Bates County, MO | 7 January 2017 | Crescent Hill Cemetery Adrian, Bates County, Missouri |
Based |
Horsham St Faith | 27 May 1944 | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Vernon County, MO, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5388 / MACR 5388, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 240 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45 & Page 274 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database