James Richard Carter

Military
media-30535.jpeg UPL 30535 Maj. James R Carter, Palouse, WA. 61st Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-7960 HV-J.

Object Number - UPL 30535 - Maj. James R Carter, Palouse, WA. 61st Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-7960 HV-J.

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. 137 x combat missions, 367 x combat hrs. Credited 6 x kills, 3 x probables and 3 x damaged. Completed 2 tours of duty. Married to Marion N. Carter.



Awards: SS, DFC (2OLC), AM (11OLC), LOM, Croix de Guerre, Army Commendation Ribbon, Defense Service Medal, WWII Victory, EAME (6 Bronze stars), UN and Korean medal.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Joker
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pullman, WA 99163, USA 2 May 1919 Son of Kenneth W and Sarah Ethel [Thompson] Carter.

Other

Crashed

Halesworth IP19, UK 6 November 1943 Landing Accident Halesworth/Sta 365 Cat 3 damage Lt James R Carter, 6-Nov-43. P-47D 42-74622 - 61FS 56FG 8AF

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 6 February 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Georgetown, DE 19947, USA 6 April 1944 Belly Landing due to Engine Failure Georgetown, DE Cat 3 damage Capt James R Carter, 6-Apr-44 P-47C 41-6438 - 534FS 83FG 1AF

Other

Crashed

442 13th St, Dover, DE 19902, USA 9 April 1944 Taxiing Accident Ground Collision Dover AAF, Dover, DE Cat 3 damage Capt James R Carter, 9-Apr-44. P-47D 42-8337 - 534FS 83FG 1AF

Based

Boxted 16 October 1944 - 3 May 1945 Re-assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

England, UK 22 November 1944 Promoted to Major.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) [2]

England, UK 3 May 1945 Ended 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Las Cruces, NM, USA 6 April 1996

Buried

Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso El Paso County TX 10 April 1996 Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso El Paso County Texas, USA

Other

Promotion

Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Promotion

Promoted to Captain.

Based

Boxted 6 February 1944 Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Palouse, WA 99161, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Brought in record from duplicate source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Marion N. Carter (Mrs. James R. Carter)

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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