Raymond Carlson
Military
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First Lieutenant Raymond Carlson , 466th Bomb Group.
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dixie
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 April 1945
- Date: 25 March 1945
- Date: 26 February 1945
- Date: 14 January 1945
- Date: 4 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Truckin' Gas Haul Mission |
02440 Clastres, France | 20 September 1944 | Took off late in the day. Spent the night in the aircraft at Clastres Airfield |
Other Truckin' Gas Haul Mission |
52100 Saint-Dizier, France | 28 September 1944 | |
Other Truckin' Gas Haul Mission |
Lille, France | 30 September 1944 | Took off late, had to stay overnight at the airfield. Caught a ride into Lille that night and checked out a local pub. We received a very warm welcome from the local citizens. We took off early the next morning to return to Attlebridge. |
Walcott, Iowa | |||
Davenport, IA, USA | 1035 W. 14th Street |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
Letter from Raymond L. Carlson - 27 May 1988
466th BGA Archives
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia