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John Jack Crocker, Jr.
First Name:
John Jack
Middle Name:
Lloyd
Last Name:
Crocker, Jr.
Date of Birth:
12/5/1919
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: On 2-20-1944, he was flying over Koblenz, Germany and was last seen behind the formation with one engine smoking.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-18-1945
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
Carolina Paper Board Co.
Family Details:
Effie Ritchie Crocker: 1704 Fountain View, Charlotte, NC father (deceased) - Mrs. M. B. Crocker - 2834 Tuckaseegee Rd., Charlotte, NC Billy S. Crocker, Sergeant - England, Elizabeth Crocker - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. Bruce Collins - Charlotte, NC
Military Details
Military Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Military Unit:
44th Bomb Group, 66th Squadron 8th Army Air Force Engineer and crew chief on a B-24 Liberator
KIA Date:
NA
MIA Date:
2/20/1944
KIA / MIA Place:
Halberstadt, Germany
Military Details:
Davis Montham Field, Tucson, AZ, Ft. Myers, FL, Page Field, FL, Pocatello, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Utah, Technical School Squadron, Miami Beach, FL, England, Africa
Awards:
Air Medal, Certificate of Valor, Meritorious Service Citation, Oak Leaf Clusters (2) - 5/9/1945, Purple Heart, Wings in 1943
Source:
Newsprint and family information