Crawford, Charles Earl

Individual Personnel Data
Name Crawford, Charles Earl   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 34163642   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 14 June 1943, effective 13 June 1943.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 25 June 1943
Results Missing In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Tablets of the Missing
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 18 November 1919
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 16349⇓ (1.083 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
2⇗ 25 June 1943 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑30049⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
After making two unsuccessful runs on the primary target, the crew headed for Emden as a likely target for their bomb load. The flak guns found them, inflicting serious damage and injuries - then they ran into fighters. A furious running battle ensued, with some crew members bailing out, and finally the aircraft exploded. The main part of the wreckage came down in the Dollard (Dutch: Dollart), an embayment of the Ems River on the border between Germany and the Netherlands. MACR 16349
Sortie Report⇗

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