Carroll H Pratt
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) while on TDY to 9thAF October 1, 1943, on a mission to Weiner Neustadt, ac# 42-41017 was attacked by fighters over the target. 2 engines were on fire when the B-24 exploded and crashed. 5 were Prisoner of War (POW)s as the other crew members were killed in action.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
Santa Monica, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15559,44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 129-130, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 298