Gerald R Carris

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21275.jpeg UPL 21275 Gerald R Carris - Keota, 452nd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21275 - Gerald R Carris - Keota, 452nd BG, KIA

On 22 Jan 1944, pilot mistook Watton for his home field and B-17G #42-39942 landed on runway under construction and crashed. RTD. 

Shot down 28 July 1944 in B-17 #42-97616. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97616

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hi-Blower
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 January 1916

Other

Killed in action

28 July 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

1999 Unit Roster; MACR 7827; Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 21275 - Gerald R Carris - Keota, 452nd BG, KIA