Crowell George T Col

Assigned Aircraft

P-38H CY-C
P-38J CY-C
P-51D CY-C

Mission History

Not Known

Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Target
07	22 October 1943	Cambrai
08	24 October 1943	St. Andre L'Eure
11	07 November 1943	Sweep-Ostend-St. Omer Area
13	10 November 1943	Montdidier Airdrome
15	13 November 1943	Bremen
58	06 March 1944	Berlin (led group)
67	27 March 1944	Bourdeaux

Air Scores

0-0-0

Ground Scores

0-0

Notes

55th group commanding officer between 10 April 1944 and 22 February 1945
29th November 1943 - Awarded the Air Medal
26th January 1944 - Awarded 1st Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
23 February 1944 - Awarded 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
07 March 1944 - Awarded 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
21 March 1944 - Appointed Lt. Colonel
05 April 1944 - Awarded 4th Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
15 April 1944 - Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
19 February 1945 - Ended Tour of Duty

Memories

Additional Image

Chicago Tribune's wartime column on Col. George T. Crowell (Tom Skinner)

(L-R) Maj. Todd Crowell and Capt. Busching (Jack Jenkins via NARS)

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