Carl R Lewis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 42033
"Lt. Roach and crew of the 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 Liberator (A/C No. 240126) at an 8th Air Force base in England. 24 April 1943."
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel Canal mission in B-24 42-40126 'Annie Oakley' 14-May-43; Flak forced them out of formation, shot down by fighters. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2441
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: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14051469 / O-791505
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Annie Oakley
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, USA | 21 August 1921 | Son of Leidy Kramer and Mary Hutt [Daub] Lewis. |
Enlisted |
Allentown, PA | 9 July 1942 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Rendsburg, Germany | 14 May 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel Canal mission in B-24 42-40126 'Annie Oakley' 14-May-43; Died from his wound 15-May-43 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2441 |
Buried |
Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL | Re-Interred Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Shipdham | 14 May 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2441 / MACR 2441, 4401 in Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 120 by Bishop and Hey, 44th BGRoll of Honor and Losses by Lundy pp 67-68, National gravesite locator / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database