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About John Cruickshank
John Alexander Cruickshank, was a Scottish banker, Royal Air Force officer, and a Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cruickshank was awarded the VC for sinking a German U-boat and then, despite serious injuries, safely landing his aircraft. Before his death, he was the last living recipient to have been awarded the VC during the Second World War.
Everything about John Cruickshank →- Occupation
- banker, military personnel
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- May 20, 1920
- Died
- August 9, 2025