The Home Page

of

Lt. William Randall Crecelius

and

The Hoosier Traveler

Welcome to the Hoosier Traveler web site, a place to document the life and times of
Lt. William Randall Crecelius.  Narrative for the web site, as well as research and document gathering, were provided by Stephen McDevitt, nephew of Lt. Crecelius.

Preface

 

Part One:  Growing Up On the Farm

Chapter 1—One Winter Sunday

Chapter 2—Henry and Maude

Chapter 3—The Crecelius Homeplace

Chapter 4—Randy Growing Up

Chapter 5—Fairview and Francisco

Chapter 6—Crecelius Homelife

Chapter 7—Indiana in the 1930s

Chapter 8—Going to the Army Air Corps

 

Part Two:  The War Years

Chapter 9—Randy Joins the Army Air Corps

Chapter 10—1941

Chapter 11—1942

Chapter 12—1943

Chapter 13—December 19, 1943

 

Part Three:  The Trip Home

Chapter 14—After the Telegram

Chapter 15—Henry and Army Communications

Chapter 16—The Trip Home to Indiana

Chapter 17—Life Goes On

 

Epitaph

 

Crecelius Family Chronology

 

Australia:  2003 Memorial Service

 

Abbreviated Timeline

 

 

Randall’s Form 5 Records

 

Documents and News Clippings

 

Additional Photos

 

General Reference Documents/Materials

 

Research/Reference Web Sites

 

Major Reference Materials

 

Communications/Research Contacts

 

Lt. William Randall Crecelius Scholarship at Oakland City University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For additional information contact:

Jamie (McDevitt) Walter

at

jamiejwalter@gmail.com