Craig Knowlton Mitchell

Craig Knowlton Mitchell '38

Craig died March 30, 2006, at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., with his devoted wife, Nicoletta, at his side.

After preparing at St. Paul's School, Craig entered Princeton, where he majored in history, won his numerals on crew, was on the tennis and squash teams, and belonged to Colonial Club.

During World War II, Craig had a distinguished military career in the Army Air Force, first as a pilot instructor of French Air Force cadets and later flying C-47s "over the Hump" in the China-Burma-India theater. His decorations included five Air Medals, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal with three Campaign Stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the French Air Force pilot's wings.

Postwar, Craig was a bond salesman in New York City, but in the 1950s he owned a successful brick-making company in Caracas. The expropriation of his business by the Jimenez regime caused Craig to leave Venezuela and return to investment banking in New York.

Craig is survived by his beloved Nicoletta and three nephews, George A. '59, Charles E.M. '61, and Frederick B., the sons of his late sister, Rita, and her late husband, George A. Rentschler '15. The class extends its deep sympathy to them all.