A C Carrell
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 453BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Germany 23-Dec-1944. A/C B-26 41-31896 took a direct or near direct hit in port engine and went into a uncontrolled spin. Crew did not manage to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11659.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Circle Jerk Louisiana Mud Hen
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Walker County, AL, USA | 12 August 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, 1023 Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL 36205, USA | 8 May 1943 | Fort McClellan Anniston Alabama |
Died |
Nth of Bitburg, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Germany 23-Dec-1944. A/C B-26 41-31896 took a direct or near direct hit in port engine and went into a uncontrolled spin. Crew did not manage to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11659. |
Based |
Earls Colne | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 453BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | Memorialised Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA |