Phillip H Carroll Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed at Elsenborn in B-17 #43-38066, 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: Lili Marlene
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
27 April 1922 | Born in Hamburg, Germany. Family moved to Multnomah county, OR. Sgt Philip H. Carroll Jr. enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 14 October 1942. He received training at Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado. | |
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Died |
14 October 1944 | A/C 43-38108, piloted by Lt Gordon Gustafson, was hit by flak after dropping bombs over Cologne, Germany. The aircraft then collided with Sgt Carroll's plane, A/C 4338066, which was piloted by Richard Nichols. A/C #066 was chewed up completely, props cutting through radio room. Both A/C went down, 066 broken into two pieces. All men in both planes were KIA. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" & in the "Died" event to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorLucy May
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MACR 9474 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9474