Name:
Robert Arthur Cranmer
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-422037
Unit:
430th Fighter Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-08-14
State:
Utah
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
F
Row:
5
Grave:
12
Decoration:
Silver StarAir Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Pilot of the P-38 Lightning 44-23651 as LtCol Darling's number 2, Captain Cranmer took off from A-11 at St-Lambert on a strafing mission over Broglie. However, 10km NE of Falaise, he was hit by flak at less than 200 feet. His right wing on fire, he tried to land in a field but hit the ground and exploded at 12:15.
He has a cenotaph located in Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah County, Utah.