Crawford James M.

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James M. Crawford is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-26 Marauder (42-96127) Plaque

Name:

James M. Crawford

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

37506385

Unit:

597th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-24

State:

Missouri

Cemetery:

Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

James M. Crawford was born on April 16, 1922. He resided in Missouri prior to the war.

James served in the 597th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomb Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator on the B-55-MA "Post War Plans" #42-96127 during World War II.

On June 24, 1944, his crew took off from Station 168 airfield in Rivenhall, England, with an assigned target of Maisons-La-Fitte Bridge, France. Hit by flak at about 1930hrs, their airplane went straight down the Avenue La Fountaine in Maisons-Lafitte. All members were killed in this incident.

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