William W Carter
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Crew of B-17G 42-37833 (aka: Omar The Dentmaker)
Top Row (L-R): Herb McElligot (Tail Gunner), William Carter (Radio Operator), Frank Rothwell (L Waist Gunner), Donald Roberts (Engineer, Top Turret), Ivan Lee (R Waist Gunner), Irving Lieberman (Ball Turret).
Bottom Row (L-R): Michael Walsh (Navigator), Robert Kaercher (Co-pilot), William Rumsey (Pilot), James Haffner (Bombardier)
Frank Rothwell is my grandfather's brother.
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Object Number - UPL 35047 - 8th Air Force; 401st Bomb Group; 615 Bomb Squad. Crew of B-17G 42-37833 (aka: Omar The Dentmaker) Top Row (L-R): Herb McElligot (Tail Gunner),...
A direct flak hit on a mission to Watten, FR on 26 Mar 1944, caused B-17G #42-37833 'Omar the Dent Maker' to explode in mid-air and crash E of Abbeville, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Omar The Dent Maker | The Devil's Daughter
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
26 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Salt Lake City , Utah, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 26 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3599 / MACR 3599, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,
href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=585">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=585> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database