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Alvin
Earle
Crane
, Jr.
POW (Korea) MIA
November 24, 1928

–

September 13, 1951

Home:

, 

Oklahoma

Buried: 

Santa Rosa

, 

California

Cemetery:

Santa Rosa Memorial Park

Although officially listed as “Missing in Action,” other pilots in his flight saw Alvin Crane parachute alive from his airplane, and concluded “It is very probable that Lt Crane was captured by enemy forces.” His remains were recovered and returned in 2006.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    6148th Tactical Control Squadron

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    September 13, 1951 – Died in Captivity
    Air Force Manual No. 200-25, Department of the Air Force (January 16, 1961)

    First Lieutenant Alvin Earle Crane, Jr. (AFSN: AO-1903066), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 13 September 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.