World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James W. Craig
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Historical Society of Montgomery County
SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER ON A FLYING FORTRESS WITH THE 328TH BOMB SQUADRON, 93RD BOMB GROUP. ENLISTED JULY 30, 1940 AND TRAINED AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA FOR 2 YEARS. COMPLETED HIS TRAINING IN TEXAS AND COLORADO BEFORE GOING OVERSEAS MAY 1943. FLEW MISSIONS OVER AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION TIDAL WAVE, THE ASSAULT ON THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS IN RUMANIA. KILLED IN A BOMBING RAID OVER THE PAS DE CALAIS AREA OF GERMAN OCCUPIED FRANCE ON DECEMBER 22, 1944. BURIED IN THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY.