The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. William C. Kraft served as radio operator aboard B-24H 42-94153 with the 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was listed as missing following the loss of his aircraft on the 13 June 1944 mission to Vannes, France.
An Individual Casualty Questionnaire (File 5912) was completed for Kraft. His next of kin was his father, Mr. William H. Kraft, 750 East 10th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Radio Operator
Serial Number
33409323
Hometown
Erie, PA, PA
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 13 Jun 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.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 410
13 Jun 1944
Vannes A/D, France
42-94153
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record