Name:
Victor P. Crandell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33719277
Unit:
360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
B
Row:
44
Grave:
46
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Victor P. Crandell, left waist gunner of the B-17 42-31432 “Old Glory”, took off from Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Lille’s railroad infrastructure. SSgt Crandell died when his plane crashed after being hit by German flak at 1900.