John Marshall Carah
MilitaryFrom the book "Attention! Attention! The Flying Fortresses Are Coming!" (John M. Carah, 1990)
Co-pilot, Ballinger Crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 4 July 1943 over Normandy while on bombing mission to Gnome-Rhone engine factory in LeMans, France in B-17 #42-29928.
Evaded to Switzerland where he served as a military attache at the American Legation in Berne until Jan. 1944. Escape to Spain in Feb. 1944. Returned to the US in Mar. 1944 and joined the USAAF Aircraft Ferry Service. After the war was a career USAF officer.
Chico, CA
Air Medal; Purple Heart; AF Commendations Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796562
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33303393
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39103466
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735008
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 February 1922 | ||
Enlisted |
17 March 1942 | ||
Other Evaded |
4 July 1943 | Swiss Internee | |
Died |
3 February 2003 |
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 161and son / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia