James Francis Crawford
1944
Mechanical Engineering
Columbia, South Carolina
Army Air Force, Sergeant
785th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group
Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Bronze Service Star, WWII Victory Medal
Jul 2, 1921
Mar 27, 1944
Killed in Action in a crash landing.
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, SC
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Personal Remembrances
ACTIVITY DURING WWII MOVED TO ENGLAND ON MARCH 7, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A SERGEANT ABOARD A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER. ASSIGNED TO THE 785TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 466TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE STATIONED AT ATTLEBRIDGE, ENGLAND. ENTERED COMBAT ON MARCH 22, 1944 DURING A DAYLIGHT RAID ON BERLIN. KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 27, 1944. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL https://wwiimemorial.com/registry/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=2027166&popcount=1&tcount=5
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Additional Information
Accident Report 44-3-27-527
Unit: 466th Bomb Group, 785th Bomb Squadron
Combat operation
Crash landing; cause unknown resulted in total loss of aircraft and personnel
Location: North Green Hoe, England
Date 10:20am March 27, 1944
Aircraft B24, SN# 42-52562
According to Aircraft Accident Report 44-3-27-527: The pilot of SGT Crawford’s plane was completely off course and experiencing material failure. It is believed he was finding a place to land when the crash occurred. One and a half miles away another plane crashed there were no substantial evidence confirming a mid-air collision.
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