Name:
Harry R., Jr. Croke
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O1996232
Unit:
88th Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
D
Row:
1
Grave:
48
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Harry R. Croke, Jr. entered the military service in Oklahoma. He served in the 88th Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.