John T Carmody
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn 4 Feb 1944 shot down near Bray Sur Somme France. "Black Widow" (42-7542) was the replacement ship for "Sad Sack" (41-29147) which was damaged in a crash on a noncombat flight about a week before the 4 Feb 44 mission.
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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: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095550 / O-678230
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14066796
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sad Sack
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
16 March 1942 | ||
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Buried |
8 September 1949 | PLOT Section 82, Site 111 | |
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Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
4 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field and in the "S/N" field as a separator to aid readability.
Research confirmed that Black Widow was replacement aircraft for Sad Sack.
Based upon best information currently available, acknowledging that the actual aircraft may have been Sad Sack or Black Widow.
Photo verification that Carmody, Garber, Stewart were crew members of Sad Sack, 41-29147 shot down 4 Feb 44.
Lt. Garber identified in photograph of crew of Sad Sack, that was misidentified as Black Widow. Sad Sack was shot down over France on 4 February 1944.
Sad Sack's tail number has typo (42 should be 41). As shown, tail number is that of P-47.
Added a connection to the 8th AF.
Added a connection to an 8th AF mission.
Added a birth info to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 33154649.
Added S/N & burial info per U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Added officer S/N per U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2248 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.446bg.com/; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 50