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Personal info

Full name
CRAFT, Maynard V
Date of birth
15 May 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Hubbard, Hubbard County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O-810115
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
534th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 April 1944
Place of death
2 km northwest of Fretterode, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 4 36

Immediate family

Members
Lester Craft (father)
Gertrude Craft (mother)
Carol Craft (sister)
Loyal Craft (brother)
Kenneth Craft (brother)
Thomas Craft (brother)
Kyle Craft (brother)
Renée A. (Nicholls) Craft (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-38004
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Eschwege, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 4052

More information

Maynard Craft was a driver.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 21 May 1942.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters.

Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner, three men were killed.

Lt Craft was initially buried at the cemetery of Fretterode.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Social security death index / South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017/ 1920/1940 US Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981