Crocker, Robert Otis
| Birth Name | Crocker, Robert Otis |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 29 years, 9 months, 3 days |
Events
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| Birth | 1920-12-31 | Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts | ||
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| Death | 1950-10-03 | North Korea | killed in action | |
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| Burial | after 1950-10-03 | Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota | ||
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Note
First Lieutenant, USMC. Service ID: 033880. First Lieutenant Crocker was the pilot of an F4U-4 Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 312, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 3, 1950, while on a combat mission of strafing enemy positions near Kycho, North Korea, his aircraft recieved a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. First Lieutenant Crocker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Crocker, Carlton Leroy | 1883-05 | 1924-09-25 | |
| Mother | Forrester, Edna | 1888-02-17 | 1980-10-23 | |
| Sister | Crocker, Gladys Rosella | 1906-02-17 | 1996-03-21 | |
| Sister | Crocker, Florence Evelyn | 1908-08-10 | 1997-03-26 | |
| Brother | Crocker, Carlton Leroy | 1909-12-06 | 1969-11-15 | |
| Brother | Crocker, Clarence Edward | 1911-05-15 | 1990-04-19 | |
| Sister | Crocker, [Living] | |||
| Sister | Crocker, [Living] | |||
| Crocker, Robert Otis | 1920-12-31 | 1950-10-03 |