Joel Lee Crouch
Military
Standing L to R: Nav Capt William Culp, Pilot Lt Col Joel L Crouch, Radio Cpl Harold E Coonrod, Co-pilot Capt Vito S Pedone.
Kneeling L to R: Surgeon Capt Edward E Cannon, Crew Chief Edward F. Laurendeau
personnal knowledge.
Object Number - UPL 28821 - Chalk #1, Serial #1 - C-47 42-93098 and crew. Standing L to R: Nav Capt William Culp, Pilot Lt Col Joel L Crouch, Radio Cpl Harold E Coonrod,...
Pre-war a pilot for United Airlines, flying passengers between Los Angeles and Seattle. Assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF. Flew lead aircraft in the invasion of Sicily Jul-43 and at Salerno, Italy, in Sep-43. As Lt Col piloted lead aircraft of lead serial to drop pathfinder paratroops at zone A, St-Germain-de-Varrevill, France on D-day 6-Jun-44.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command
- Service Numbers: O-1821169
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Surgeon
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command
- Service Numbers: 17098857
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command
- Service Numbers: 14051388 / O-36301
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clay County, MN, USA | 22 November 1910 | Son of Roy C and Edythe Crouch. |
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Other Pilot Chalk #1 Serial #1 D-day |
50480 Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, France | 6 June 1944 | Piloted lead aircraft of lead serial to drop zone A St-Germain-de-Varrevill, France on D-day 6-Jun-44. |
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Died |
Honolulu, HI, USA | 16 August 1997 | |
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Buried |
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu Honolulu County HIi | 19 August 1997 | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu Honolulu County Hawaii, USA |
| Riverside, California, USA | |||
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Other Flew lead aircraft Op Husky |
Sicily, Italy | Flew lead aircraft in the invasion of Sicily, Jul-43. Operation Husky. | |
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Other Flew lead aircraft Op Avalanche |
Salerno, Province of Salerno, Italy | Flew lead aircraft in the invasion of Salerno, Italy, in Sep-43. Operation Avalanche. |
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