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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Albert Bruce Crutcher

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mineral Wells, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVAL AIR TRAINING. UPON EARNING HIS WINGS HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AS A PILOT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. IN 1944 HE FLEW 96 MISSIONS IN NINE MONTHS IN A DAUNTLESS SBD-5 DIVE BOMBER. AS A LIEUTENANT HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF SIX DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES AND AIR MEDALS.