1920 United States Federal Census (27 January 1920): Trilby, Pasco County, Florida (sheet 18A, family 372) – Lester Crum (1/12 Florida).
1930 United States Federal Census (05 April 1930): Trilby, Pasco County, Florida (sheet 4B, family 102, North Road No 23) – Youell Crum (10 Florida).
1937 Miami All-City High School Football Team
FIRST TEAM: End. Joe Crum. Miami High
"Joe Crum – A power on defense and a steady offensive player."
A former Miami Edison and Miami High School football star (he played End), Youell L. Crum enrolled in the University of Miami in September 1939. He also attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical School.
1940 United States Federal Census (08 April 1940): Miami, Dade County, Florida (sheet 6B, household 120, 311 28th Street N W) – Youell L. Crum (20 Florida). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Youell Lester Crum (21, 14 November 1919, Trilby, Florida), a resident of 311 N.W. 28th St., Miami, Dade County, Florida, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. S-100, Order No. S-2132) on 01 July 1941 in Miami, Dade County, Florida. He was a student and was also employed by the University of Miami. Youell listed his mother, Mrs. L. D. Crum, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 6' 2" in height, 200 lbs., with a light complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
Youell graduated from Embry-Riddle in September 1941.
"He was the kind of a kid who liked to win. He was a good end at Miami Edison. He transferred to Miami High for his senior year and was a better end there. He entered the University of Miami and in his sophomore year was a great end." Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle (and after finishing two years at the University of Miami ), Joe Crum enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 29 September 1941 t0 10 November 1941
U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Atlanta Georgia
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He had enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia. On 10 November 1941 he was transferred to Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 13 November 1941 to ?
U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He was received on 13 November 1941 from NRAB Atlanta, Georgia and appointed Aviation Cadet that same day.
CADET
Youell Lester Crum, 311 N.W. 28th St., has been appointed an aviation cadet and will be sent to the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville for advanced flight training. Crum was appointed from the civil aeronautics administration secondary course. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Wednesday, 26 Nov 1941, page 21.
Crum was among four Floridians appointed as air cadets by the Navy.
He finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station, Opa-locka, Florida, and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant (S/N O-10849) on 23 June 1942 at Miami, Florida. He was one of the top men in his class
2nd Lt. Crum chose to become a U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot and joined VMF-122, Marine Aircraft Group 12, on 19 July 1942. He sent to the South Pacific in July, 1942 "when the going was toughest." He was among the first combat pilots to reach the Pacific theater of action.
Second Lieutenant Youell "Joe" Crum was assigned to the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal. The term "Cactus" comes from the Allied code name for the island. He arrived at Henderson Field as a member of VMF-122 on 22 December 1942, and transferred to Marine Fighting Squadron One Twenty-One (VMF-121), Marine Aircraft Group Fourteen on 01 January 1943.
On 02 January 1943, 1st Lt. Crum was assigned to escort a dive bomber strike against a reported Japanese destroyer fleet. Ten enemy destroyers, in two columns of five each were spotted about fifteen miles due west of Rendova Island, covered by fighters of the 204th kokutai. Although the bombers made their dives, the seasoned IJN pilots scattered the American escort. Two Marine flyers – Crum and Captain Robert "Pete" Petersen – never returned to base. Source: https://missingmarines.com/youell-l-crum/
Miami Gridder Lost In Action
First Lt. Y. L "Joe" Crum, 22, a former Miami High and Miami Edison football star, was reported Monday night as missing in action in the South Pacific.
Young Crum, who played on the University of Miami freshman team in 1941, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Crum, 311 N.W. 28th st. He enlisted in the Navy in October, 1941, and finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station in June, 1942, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He took his commission in the Marine Corps as one of the top men of his class. He later was given a first lieutenancy. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 09 February 1943, page 1.
Gridiron Star Sees His Pals Shot In South Pacific
TEAM MATE SHOT DOWN
"You remember Joe Crum who played end for us. Well, he went to help a friend who was in trouble and I saw four Zeros go for him. They shot him down and that's the last I saw of him." Andy Csaky. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Saturday, 03 April 1943, Service Parade, page 4
"Joe went down trying to save a fellow flier. He saw an American surrounded, went down to his aid and the Japs hit him from behind... "Old Joe was one hell of a flier!" That's what the boys – Harvey Long, Andy Csaky, Johnny Dawson, Dave Andre – who flew down there with him had to say when they came back. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Lieutenant Crum and F4F-4 Bureau Number 5124 were never seen again. He was officially declared dead by the Secretary of the Navy on 03 January 1944, one year and one day after he went missing.
1st Lt. Crum's promotion to Captain did not take effect until after he was declared missing.
Captain Youell Lester Crum also has a cenotaph in Dade City Cemetery, Dade City, Pasco County, Florida.
Awards: Purple Heart
1930 United States Federal Census (05 April 1930): Trilby, Pasco County, Florida (sheet 4B, family 102, North Road No 23) – Youell Crum (10 Florida).
1937 Miami All-City High School Football Team
FIRST TEAM: End. Joe Crum. Miami High
"Joe Crum – A power on defense and a steady offensive player."
A former Miami Edison and Miami High School football star (he played End), Youell L. Crum enrolled in the University of Miami in September 1939. He also attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical School.
1940 United States Federal Census (08 April 1940): Miami, Dade County, Florida (sheet 6B, household 120, 311 28th Street N W) – Youell L. Crum (20 Florida). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Youell Lester Crum (21, 14 November 1919, Trilby, Florida), a resident of 311 N.W. 28th St., Miami, Dade County, Florida, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. S-100, Order No. S-2132) on 01 July 1941 in Miami, Dade County, Florida. He was a student and was also employed by the University of Miami. Youell listed his mother, Mrs. L. D. Crum, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 6' 2" in height, 200 lbs., with a light complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
Youell graduated from Embry-Riddle in September 1941.
"He was the kind of a kid who liked to win. He was a good end at Miami Edison. He transferred to Miami High for his senior year and was a better end there. He entered the University of Miami and in his sophomore year was a great end." Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle (and after finishing two years at the University of Miami ), Joe Crum enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 29 September 1941 t0 10 November 1941
U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Atlanta Georgia
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He had enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia. On 10 November 1941 he was transferred to Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 13 November 1941 to ?
U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He was received on 13 November 1941 from NRAB Atlanta, Georgia and appointed Aviation Cadet that same day.
CADET
Youell Lester Crum, 311 N.W. 28th St., has been appointed an aviation cadet and will be sent to the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville for advanced flight training. Crum was appointed from the civil aeronautics administration secondary course. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Wednesday, 26 Nov 1941, page 21.
Crum was among four Floridians appointed as air cadets by the Navy.
He finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station, Opa-locka, Florida, and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant (S/N O-10849) on 23 June 1942 at Miami, Florida. He was one of the top men in his class
2nd Lt. Crum chose to become a U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot and joined VMF-122, Marine Aircraft Group 12, on 19 July 1942. He sent to the South Pacific in July, 1942 "when the going was toughest." He was among the first combat pilots to reach the Pacific theater of action.
Second Lieutenant Youell "Joe" Crum was assigned to the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal. The term "Cactus" comes from the Allied code name for the island. He arrived at Henderson Field as a member of VMF-122 on 22 December 1942, and transferred to Marine Fighting Squadron One Twenty-One (VMF-121), Marine Aircraft Group Fourteen on 01 January 1943.
On 02 January 1943, 1st Lt. Crum was assigned to escort a dive bomber strike against a reported Japanese destroyer fleet. Ten enemy destroyers, in two columns of five each were spotted about fifteen miles due west of Rendova Island, covered by fighters of the 204th kokutai. Although the bombers made their dives, the seasoned IJN pilots scattered the American escort. Two Marine flyers – Crum and Captain Robert "Pete" Petersen – never returned to base. Source: https://missingmarines.com/youell-l-crum/
Miami Gridder Lost In Action
First Lt. Y. L "Joe" Crum, 22, a former Miami High and Miami Edison football star, was reported Monday night as missing in action in the South Pacific.
Young Crum, who played on the University of Miami freshman team in 1941, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Crum, 311 N.W. 28th st. He enlisted in the Navy in October, 1941, and finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station in June, 1942, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He took his commission in the Marine Corps as one of the top men of his class. He later was given a first lieutenancy. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 09 February 1943, page 1.
Gridiron Star Sees His Pals Shot In South Pacific
TEAM MATE SHOT DOWN
"You remember Joe Crum who played end for us. Well, he went to help a friend who was in trouble and I saw four Zeros go for him. They shot him down and that's the last I saw of him." Andy Csaky. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Saturday, 03 April 1943, Service Parade, page 4
"Joe went down trying to save a fellow flier. He saw an American surrounded, went down to his aid and the Japs hit him from behind... "Old Joe was one hell of a flier!" That's what the boys – Harvey Long, Andy Csaky, Johnny Dawson, Dave Andre – who flew down there with him had to say when they came back. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Lieutenant Crum and F4F-4 Bureau Number 5124 were never seen again. He was officially declared dead by the Secretary of the Navy on 03 January 1944, one year and one day after he went missing.
1st Lt. Crum's promotion to Captain did not take effect until after he was declared missing.
Captain Youell Lester Crum also has a cenotaph in Dade City Cemetery, Dade City, Pasco County, Florida.
Awards: Purple Heart
1920 United States Federal Census (27 January 1920): Trilby, Pasco County, Florida (sheet 18A, family 372) – Lester Crum (1/12 Florida).
1930 United States Federal Census (05 April 1930): Trilby, Pasco County, Florida (sheet 4B, family 102, North Road No 23) – Youell Crum (10 Florida).
1937 Miami All-City High School Football Team
FIRST TEAM: End. Joe Crum. Miami High
"Joe Crum – A power on defense and a steady offensive player."
A former Miami Edison and Miami High School football star (he played End), Youell L. Crum enrolled in the University of Miami in September 1939. He also attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical School.
1940 United States Federal Census (08 April 1940): Miami, Dade County, Florida (sheet 6B, household 120, 311 28th Street N W) – Youell L. Crum (20 Florida). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Youell Lester Crum (21, 14 November 1919, Trilby, Florida), a resident of 311 N.W. 28th St., Miami, Dade County, Florida, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. S-100, Order No. S-2132) on 01 July 1941 in Miami, Dade County, Florida. He was a student and was also employed by the University of Miami. Youell listed his mother, Mrs. L. D. Crum, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 6' 2" in height, 200 lbs., with a light complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
Youell graduated from Embry-Riddle in September 1941.
"He was the kind of a kid who liked to win. He was a good end at Miami Edison. He transferred to Miami High for his senior year and was a better end there. He entered the University of Miami and in his sophomore year was a great end." Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle (and after finishing two years at the University of Miami ), Joe Crum enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 29 September 1941 t0 10 November 1941
U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Atlanta Georgia
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He had enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia. On 10 November 1941 he was transferred to Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 13 November 1941 to ?
U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He was received on 13 November 1941 from NRAB Atlanta, Georgia and appointed Aviation Cadet that same day.
CADET
Youell Lester Crum, 311 N.W. 28th St., has been appointed an aviation cadet and will be sent to the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville for advanced flight training. Crum was appointed from the civil aeronautics administration secondary course. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Wednesday, 26 Nov 1941, page 21.
Crum was among four Floridians appointed as air cadets by the Navy.
He finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station, Opa-locka, Florida, and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant (S/N O-10849) on 23 June 1942 at Miami, Florida. He was one of the top men in his class
2nd Lt. Crum chose to become a U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot and joined VMF-122, Marine Aircraft Group 12, on 19 July 1942. He sent to the South Pacific in July, 1942 "when the going was toughest." He was among the first combat pilots to reach the Pacific theater of action.
Second Lieutenant Youell "Joe" Crum was assigned to the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal. The term "Cactus" comes from the Allied code name for the island. He arrived at Henderson Field as a member of VMF-122 on 22 December 1942, and transferred to Marine Fighting Squadron One Twenty-One (VMF-121), Marine Aircraft Group Fourteen on 01 January 1943.
On 02 January 1943, 1st Lt. Crum was assigned to escort a dive bomber strike against a reported Japanese destroyer fleet. Ten enemy destroyers, in two columns of five each were spotted about fifteen miles due west of Rendova Island, covered by fighters of the 204th kokutai. Although the bombers made their dives, the seasoned IJN pilots scattered the American escort. Two Marine flyers – Crum and Captain Robert "Pete" Petersen – never returned to base. Source: https://missingmarines.com/youell-l-crum/
Miami Gridder Lost In Action
First Lt. Y. L "Joe" Crum, 22, a former Miami High and Miami Edison football star, was reported Monday night as missing in action in the South Pacific.
Young Crum, who played on the University of Miami freshman team in 1941, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Crum, 311 N.W. 28th st. He enlisted in the Navy in October, 1941, and finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station in June, 1942, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He took his commission in the Marine Corps as one of the top men of his class. He later was given a first lieutenancy. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 09 February 1943, page 1.
Gridiron Star Sees His Pals Shot In South Pacific
TEAM MATE SHOT DOWN
"You remember Joe Crum who played end for us. Well, he went to help a friend who was in trouble and I saw four Zeros go for him. They shot him down and that's the last I saw of him." Andy Csaky. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Saturday, 03 April 1943, Service Parade, page 4
"Joe went down trying to save a fellow flier. He saw an American surrounded, went down to his aid and the Japs hit him from behind... "Old Joe was one hell of a flier!" That's what the boys – Harvey Long, Andy Csaky, Johnny Dawson, Dave Andre – who flew down there with him had to say when they came back. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Lieutenant Crum and F4F-4 Bureau Number 5124 were never seen again. He was officially declared dead by the Secretary of the Navy on 03 January 1944, one year and one day after he went missing.
1st Lt. Crum's promotion to Captain did not take effect until after he was declared missing.
Captain Youell Lester Crum also has a cenotaph in Dade City Cemetery, Dade City, Pasco County, Florida.
Awards: Purple Heart
1930 United States Federal Census (05 April 1930): Trilby, Pasco County, Florida (sheet 4B, family 102, North Road No 23) – Youell Crum (10 Florida).
1937 Miami All-City High School Football Team
FIRST TEAM: End. Joe Crum. Miami High
"Joe Crum – A power on defense and a steady offensive player."
A former Miami Edison and Miami High School football star (he played End), Youell L. Crum enrolled in the University of Miami in September 1939. He also attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical School.
1940 United States Federal Census (08 April 1940): Miami, Dade County, Florida (sheet 6B, household 120, 311 28th Street N W) – Youell L. Crum (20 Florida). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Youell Lester Crum (21, 14 November 1919, Trilby, Florida), a resident of 311 N.W. 28th St., Miami, Dade County, Florida, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. S-100, Order No. S-2132) on 01 July 1941 in Miami, Dade County, Florida. He was a student and was also employed by the University of Miami. Youell listed his mother, Mrs. L. D. Crum, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 6' 2" in height, 200 lbs., with a light complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
Youell graduated from Embry-Riddle in September 1941.
"He was the kind of a kid who liked to win. He was a good end at Miami Edison. He transferred to Miami High for his senior year and was a better end there. He entered the University of Miami and in his sophomore year was a great end." Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle (and after finishing two years at the University of Miami ), Joe Crum enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 29 September 1941 t0 10 November 1941
U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Atlanta Georgia
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He had enlisted in the United States Navy, on 29 September 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia. On 10 November 1941 he was transferred to Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
U.S. Navy Muster Rolls – 13 November 1941 to ?
U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
Seaman 2nd Class Youell Lester Crum (S/N 406-43-97). He was received on 13 November 1941 from NRAB Atlanta, Georgia and appointed Aviation Cadet that same day.
CADET
Youell Lester Crum, 311 N.W. 28th St., has been appointed an aviation cadet and will be sent to the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville for advanced flight training. Crum was appointed from the civil aeronautics administration secondary course. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Wednesday, 26 Nov 1941, page 21.
Crum was among four Floridians appointed as air cadets by the Navy.
He finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station, Opa-locka, Florida, and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant (S/N O-10849) on 23 June 1942 at Miami, Florida. He was one of the top men in his class
2nd Lt. Crum chose to become a U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot and joined VMF-122, Marine Aircraft Group 12, on 19 July 1942. He sent to the South Pacific in July, 1942 "when the going was toughest." He was among the first combat pilots to reach the Pacific theater of action.
Second Lieutenant Youell "Joe" Crum was assigned to the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal. The term "Cactus" comes from the Allied code name for the island. He arrived at Henderson Field as a member of VMF-122 on 22 December 1942, and transferred to Marine Fighting Squadron One Twenty-One (VMF-121), Marine Aircraft Group Fourteen on 01 January 1943.
On 02 January 1943, 1st Lt. Crum was assigned to escort a dive bomber strike against a reported Japanese destroyer fleet. Ten enemy destroyers, in two columns of five each were spotted about fifteen miles due west of Rendova Island, covered by fighters of the 204th kokutai. Although the bombers made their dives, the seasoned IJN pilots scattered the American escort. Two Marine flyers – Crum and Captain Robert "Pete" Petersen – never returned to base. Source: https://missingmarines.com/youell-l-crum/
Miami Gridder Lost In Action
First Lt. Y. L "Joe" Crum, 22, a former Miami High and Miami Edison football star, was reported Monday night as missing in action in the South Pacific.
Young Crum, who played on the University of Miami freshman team in 1941, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Crum, 311 N.W. 28th st. He enlisted in the Navy in October, 1941, and finished his training at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station in June, 1942, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He took his commission in the Marine Corps as one of the top men of his class. He later was given a first lieutenancy. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 09 February 1943, page 1.
Gridiron Star Sees His Pals Shot In South Pacific
TEAM MATE SHOT DOWN
"You remember Joe Crum who played end for us. Well, he went to help a friend who was in trouble and I saw four Zeros go for him. They shot him down and that's the last I saw of him." Andy Csaky. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Saturday, 03 April 1943, Service Parade, page 4
"Joe went down trying to save a fellow flier. He saw an American surrounded, went down to his aid and the Japs hit him from behind... "Old Joe was one hell of a flier!" That's what the boys – Harvey Long, Andy Csaky, Johnny Dawson, Dave Andre – who flew down there with him had to say when they came back. Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), Tuesday, 26 October 1943, page 2.
Lieutenant Crum and F4F-4 Bureau Number 5124 were never seen again. He was officially declared dead by the Secretary of the Navy on 03 January 1944, one year and one day after he went missing.
1st Lt. Crum's promotion to Captain did not take effect until after he was declared missing.
Captain Youell Lester Crum also has a cenotaph in Dade City Cemetery, Dade City, Pasco County, Florida.
Awards: Purple Heart
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