Nationality:

British

Service number 155184.

Jack Crisp joined the RAF on April 10th, 1940. He subsequently qwent to Turnhouse in Edinborough for his flight training and was posted to 97 Squadron which was equiped with the AVRO Lancaster.

Promotions:
? : Sergeant
July 28th, 1943: Pilot Officer (probation/emergency)
January 28th, 1944: Flying Officer (war sub)
July 28th, 1945: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

March 12th, 1943

Citation:
"Throughout his operational career Sgt. Crisp has displayed courage and skill of a high order. He has completed numerous operational sorties, many of them over heavily defended targets in Western Germany and raids on Brest and Augsburg in daylight."

• Photo 1: Andrew Holland
• - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35936 published on the 9 March 1943
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