THE CRAGGS ... This family
portrait was
taken of the Cragg Family in June 1965 just before he became the wing's
27th
commander. Posing on the Cragg's patio are (l-r): Colonel Cragg, Mrs.
Cragg,
Peter, and Edward. They have been here since 1963
(Air
Force Photo by SSgt Edward W. Goodhue)
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Col. Ernest T.
Cragg, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing commander, is leaving soon for his new assignment as command
of the 3500th Pilot
Training Wing at Reese
AFB, Tex. Col. Cragg has been a popular fixture at Wethersfield since
June 1963
when he became wing vice commander. After two years as the 20th's
number two man, he stepped up to his present position on June 26th,
1965.
Colonel Cragg was
born in Mount Vernon,
N.Y., on Jan. 19
1922. He was graduated from Greenwich
High School, Greenwich, Conn.,
the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point in 1943
and received his Master of Arts in International Affairs from George Washington University
in 1963.
Colonel Cragg was
born in Mount Vernon,
N.Y., on Jan. 19
1922. He was graduated from Greenwich
High School, Greenwich, Conn.,
the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point in 1943
and received his Master of Arts in International Affairs from George Washington University
in 1963.
During World War
II,
he served a pilot, flight commander, and assistant operations officer
of the
401st Fighter Bomber Squadron in Europe.
For his 76 combat missions he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and
the Air
Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters
Prior to his
assignment at Wethersfield,
Colonel Cragg was action officer in the Office of the Deputy Director
of Plans
for War Plans at the Pentagon
Now a command pilot
with more than 4,000 flying hours, Colonel Cragg is looking forward to
his new
assignment as a challenge, but has regrets about leaving Wethersfield. He
said June 7 at the annual
Anglo-American garden party that he would probably 'never leave the
famous 20th
altogether.'
Colonel Cragg is
married to the former Helen Claire
Petraborg
of Seattle
and
they have two sons, Edward E. and Peter C. Mrs. Cragg is a keen
gardener as
well as being active in social and welfare work. Edward is 20 years old
and a
junior at Rice Institute (University),
Houston. Peter, who is nearly 15, has been attending Earnley, a new
public
school in Sussex.
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