Arthur B. Crooker

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt Arthur B. Crocker (also recorded as Crooker; ASN 34467468) served as waist gunner with the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He bailed out of the burning aircraft northeast of Lille, France on 2 March 1944 during the Frankfurt mission after the plane was hit by flak and caught fire. Crocker was captured and became a prisoner of war, as confirmed in E&E Reports No. 670 and No. 826.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Serial Number

34467468

Missions flown.

3 catalogued · 02 Mar 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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