World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Michael Cripps, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ansonia, Connecticut
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
Airplane Command Pilot, B-29 Superfortress, serial #44-69998, tail code A-SQ-37, 870th Bomber Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group (VH), 73rd Bomb Wing, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force, at Isely Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands; Pacific Theatre of Operations.