Co-Pilot 2nd/Lt. John E. Kraft DFC KIA
Hometown: Wisconsin
Squadron 343rd 98th BG
Sevice# O-795599
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/LT Lawrence L. Hadcock KIA
Target:Campina, Rumania - Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 42-40655
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: S
Aircraft Name:FOUR EYES
Cause: Fighter -- 9 KIA (2 from 389th BG )
Second Lieutenant John E. Kraft of the 98th Bomb Group participated in Operation Tidal Wave - a U. S. Army Air Forces planned low-level bombing run during World War II to destroy oil refineries in and around Ploesti, Romania. Kraft and crew was MIA/KIA probably lost at sea. His name appears Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy, his body was never recovered.
World War II Interred Overseas: Name: John E Kraft; Inducted From: Wisconsin; Rank: Second Lieutenant; Combat Organization: 343rd Bomber Squadron 98th Bomber; Death Date: 1 Aug 1943; Monument: Florence, Italy; Last Known Status: Missing; U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Additional Army Awards
The "FOUR EYES" Crew
1st/Lt Lawrence Hadcock Pilot
2nd/Lt. John E. Kraft Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. William R. De Busks Navigator
2nd/Lt. Peter A. Timpo Bombardier
T/Sgt. James B. Hale
T/Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitzz Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Ralph D. Kolb
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Eugene J. O'Mara Gunner
S/Sgt. Zelwood A. Gravlin
Hometown: Wisconsin
Squadron 343rd 98th BG
Sevice# O-795599
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/LT Lawrence L. Hadcock KIA
Target:Campina, Rumania - Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 42-40655
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: S
Aircraft Name:FOUR EYES
Cause: Fighter -- 9 KIA (2 from 389th BG )
Second Lieutenant John E. Kraft of the 98th Bomb Group participated in Operation Tidal Wave - a U. S. Army Air Forces planned low-level bombing run during World War II to destroy oil refineries in and around Ploesti, Romania. Kraft and crew was MIA/KIA probably lost at sea. His name appears Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy, his body was never recovered.
World War II Interred Overseas: Name: John E Kraft; Inducted From: Wisconsin; Rank: Second Lieutenant; Combat Organization: 343rd Bomber Squadron 98th Bomber; Death Date: 1 Aug 1943; Monument: Florence, Italy; Last Known Status: Missing; U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Additional Army Awards
The "FOUR EYES" Crew
1st/Lt Lawrence Hadcock Pilot
2nd/Lt. John E. Kraft Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. William R. De Busks Navigator
2nd/Lt. Peter A. Timpo Bombardier
T/Sgt. James B. Hale
T/Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitzz Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Ralph D. Kolb
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Eugene J. O'Mara Gunner
S/Sgt. Zelwood A. Gravlin
Co-Pilot 2nd/Lt. John E. Kraft DFC KIA
Hometown: Wisconsin
Squadron 343rd 98th BG
Sevice# O-795599
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/LT Lawrence L. Hadcock KIA
Target:Campina, Rumania - Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 42-40655
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: S
Aircraft Name:FOUR EYES
Cause: Fighter -- 9 KIA (2 from 389th BG )
Second Lieutenant John E. Kraft of the 98th Bomb Group participated in Operation Tidal Wave - a U. S. Army Air Forces planned low-level bombing run during World War II to destroy oil refineries in and around Ploesti, Romania. Kraft and crew was MIA/KIA probably lost at sea. His name appears Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy, his body was never recovered.
World War II Interred Overseas: Name: John E Kraft; Inducted From: Wisconsin; Rank: Second Lieutenant; Combat Organization: 343rd Bomber Squadron 98th Bomber; Death Date: 1 Aug 1943; Monument: Florence, Italy; Last Known Status: Missing; U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Additional Army Awards
The "FOUR EYES" Crew
1st/Lt Lawrence Hadcock Pilot
2nd/Lt. John E. Kraft Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. William R. De Busks Navigator
2nd/Lt. Peter A. Timpo Bombardier
T/Sgt. James B. Hale
T/Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitzz Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Ralph D. Kolb
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Eugene J. O'Mara Gunner
S/Sgt. Zelwood A. Gravlin
Hometown: Wisconsin
Squadron 343rd 98th BG
Sevice# O-795599
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/LT Lawrence L. Hadcock KIA
Target:Campina, Rumania - Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 42-40655
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: S
Aircraft Name:FOUR EYES
Cause: Fighter -- 9 KIA (2 from 389th BG )
Second Lieutenant John E. Kraft of the 98th Bomb Group participated in Operation Tidal Wave - a U. S. Army Air Forces planned low-level bombing run during World War II to destroy oil refineries in and around Ploesti, Romania. Kraft and crew was MIA/KIA probably lost at sea. His name appears Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy, his body was never recovered.
World War II Interred Overseas: Name: John E Kraft; Inducted From: Wisconsin; Rank: Second Lieutenant; Combat Organization: 343rd Bomber Squadron 98th Bomber; Death Date: 1 Aug 1943; Monument: Florence, Italy; Last Known Status: Missing; U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Additional Army Awards
The "FOUR EYES" Crew
1st/Lt Lawrence Hadcock Pilot
2nd/Lt. John E. Kraft Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. William R. De Busks Navigator
2nd/Lt. Peter A. Timpo Bombardier
T/Sgt. James B. Hale
T/Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitzz Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Ralph D. Kolb
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert C. Elliott Gunner
S/Sgt. Eugene J. O'Mara Gunner
S/Sgt. Zelwood A. Gravlin
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