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CROOK, Hubert Leon - Date of
birth
9 November 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14045782 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
526th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 January 1944 - Place of
death
Holsen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 38 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alonza Crook (father)
Lonnie M. Crook (mother)
Jessie R. Crook (sister)
Bertha M. Crook (sister)
Ernest W. Crook (sister)
Aubrey Crook (sister)
Arthur Crook (brother)
James Crook (sister)
Everett Crook (sister)
Madelyn A. Crook (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31692 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 2878
More information
Hubert Crook was a chauffeur.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at fort Benning, Georgia on 26 August 1941.
The aircraft was downed by enemy aircraft.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Schnathorst, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com