Durward D Carson

Military

Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseburg crashed near Oberhof on 13-Sep-44 in P-51 'Marybelle III' 44-13607 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8665.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-13607

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Mary Bell III
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

18 February 1943 Buckley Field Denver, Colorado

Based

17 August 1944 - 13 September 1944 Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Shot down

13 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) crashed near Oberhof on 13-Sep-44 in P-51 'Marybelle III' 44-13607 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8665.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

13 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Born

Died

Buried

Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Los Angeles County California, USA

Revisions

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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28691548
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123486733

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https://www.fold3.com/record/85039896-durward-d-carson
https://www.fold3.com/image/28691548
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123486733

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list