Ervin Theodore Karrels
Military
Object Number - UPL 70348 - S/Sgt Ervin T. Karrels
Assigned to 753BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Tooman crew. B-24 tail gunner. 17 x missions with 458BG. Transferred to 388th BG 11-Aug-44 till tours end. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
Post war: Ervin also served as a Staff Sergeant in the Korean War from 1950-1952 in the 5th Air Force as an Aerial Gunner on a B-26 Bomber.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 753rd Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39157878 / O-745764
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago. Illinois | 4 October 1921 | BornChicago, Illinois |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois | 29 September 1942 | EnlistedChicago, Illinois |
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Mequon, Wisconsin | 13 July 2017 | DiedMequon, Wisconsin |
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Buried |
Saint Marys Cemetery Port Washington, Wisconsin | 16 July 2017 | InterredSaint Marys CemeteryPort Washington, Wisconsin |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.458bg.com/crew22tooman.htm
