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Identity
Person No.
12649
Service No.
329233V
Last Name
Kruger 143
First Name
Carl Martin Luther
Initials
C M L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 698
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
21 February 1945 706
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, crashed in Lake Commachio, in Martin Baltimore Mk V #FW822
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
15 Squadron 101
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
RAVENNA WAR CEMETERY 12
Grave Reference
I. E. 3. 1
Coordinates
44.44185, 12.10713 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Active squadrons
Notes

Son of Hendrik Abraham Bernardus and Alida Johanna Kruger, of Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Bethulie. A bank clerk.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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