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Submitted: 9/21/15 • Approved: 4/7/21 • Last Updated: 4/10/21 • R90076-G0-S3
LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN
Royal Air Force Volunteer
England
World War II
unknown - May 28, 1942
Casualty of WWII, James was a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ~ Service No: 1342764
He was 19 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Craig of Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
Inscription:
"Peacefully Sleeping
Far Away From Home
And His Dear Ones."
Three aircraft were buzzing the Wills Point auxiliary field at 9:00 in the morning when Craig's aircraft struck the beacon light. {T.K.}
Contributed on 9/21/15 by tomannkill
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