9/4/13 - More than one member of the Crofoot family was given full military honors at a memorial service at Greenwood Cemetery in Fowlerville this afternoon. John Crofoot, whose plane was shot down in World War II and his father, Arthur âBudâ Crofoot, who was killed in World War I, were remembered 69 years later to the day of Johnâs death. John Crofoot, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as a machine gunner on a B-24 bomber until he was killed in 1944. Johnâs brother, Robert Crofoot, 91, is also a World War II veteran, having served in the Marines and organized the ceremony. He tells WHMI he is overwhelmed by todayâs turnout of people. George Crofoot, Robert and Johnâs brother, are lifelong residents of Livingston County and attended the ceremony as well today. He and Robert are the last living siblings of the eight children born to Arthur âBudâ and Iva Crofoot. William Butch Ogden, a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars and a relative of the two comrades that were given tribute today, spoke at the ceremony. Ogden says todayâs ceremony was about âthose that paid the ultimate sacrificeâ. John Crofoot, who lived in the Fowlerville area, was killed in action during a bombing run over Europe. He was confirmed dead by the German Government Feburary 12th, 1945. He wouldâve been 90 years old. (DK)
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