World War II Honoree

Malcolm Crocker

Hometown

Ludlow, Massachusetts

Honored By

Roberta Cyr

JOINED ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN JANUARY 1942 AFTER BEING REJECTED BY U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. LOST IN ACTION IN 1944. HE FLEW FROM BASES IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, AND ENGLAND AND TOOK PART IN RAIDS OVER GERMANY AS CAPTAIN OF A LANCASTER BOMBER. WINNER OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND A BAR TO THE CITATION. HE HAD WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT LUDLOW MANUFACTURING AND HAD TWO YEARS OF CIVILIAN FLYING.