Crater was American born ( Easton, Penna.) and enlisted in the RNAS in Toronto in 1917.
1918-06-27: 2nd-Lieutenant, RAF
1918-08-21: age 21, gunner in F2A N-4546, crashed in sea off Felixstowe, Crater unhurt, and continued flying with RAF.
1918-09-12: RAeC cert #6503
1922-03-22: Crater died in a car accident
Crater, Douglass Montague (2nd-Lieutenant)
Survived 1918-August-21

Birth Date: 1896-November-29
Born: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents: Frank Ellsworth Crater & Leila Virginia Montague
Spouse: unmarried
Home: Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1917
Service
RAF
Unit
224 (CS) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)
Base
Felixstowe Seaplane Station
Rank
2nd-Lieutenant
Position
air gunner, later pilot
Service Numbers
153920, RAF