Military Involvement
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Loren Pearl Cramblit was born Sept. 8, 1907 to Benjamin Francis and Jennie Hampshire Cramblit. He died Aug. 6, 1949 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Loren served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
James William Crawford was born May 19, 1924 to William McKinley and Esther Jones Crawford. He died Apr. 6, 1963 and is buried in Bondurant Cemetery, Bondurant, IA.
James served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
William R. Crawford was born May 22, 1915 to William Lionelll and Esther Pearson Crawford. He died Aug. 11, 1992 and is buried in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crystal, MN.
William served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 385th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force and Western Flying Training Command.
Source: ancestry.com
John Haner Crees, Jr. was born Feb, 21, 1923 to John H. (Sr.) and Iva Twist Crees. He did May 2, 1983 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Grant Arthur Crook was born Sept. 28, 1906 to Albert and Teressa Annie Waggoner Crook. He died Mar. 19, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Little Cemetery, Little, OK.
Petty Officer Crook served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13) and was MIA/KIA near Kyushu, Japan. He was awarded the Purple Heart, American Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four battle stars, Philippine Liberation Medal with two battle stars, and World War II Victory Medal.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Raymond Ariel Cross was born Jan. 13, 1915 to Raymond W. and Myra Jane Coon Cross. He died Dec. 15, 1948 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Cross served in World War II with the U.S. Army 221st AGF Band.
Source: ancestry.com
Loren William Crow was born Oct. 25, 1916 to William K. and Dora A. Saunders Crow. He died Mar. 21, 2001 and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
Lt. Col. Crow served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Technical Training Command and 7th and 31st Weather Squadrons. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2019; updated Apr, May & Jun 2020 & Jul 2022