Carl Elmo Calloway

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media-30611.pdf (379.14 KB) Document 30611 CAPT Carl E. "Cal" Calloway, USAAF in P-51D 44-64156

I am Carl Calloway's nephew.

Object Number - Document 30611 - CAPT Carl E. "Cal" Calloway, USAAF in P-51D 44-64156

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 45+ combat missions. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).





Awards: AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

19 June 1919 Son of Mary B Calloway.

Enlisted

27 September 1941 Columbus, Ohio

Based

29 July 1944 - 28 March 1945 Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

28 March 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

31 January 1958 Killed in Service.

Other

Promoted

Promoted to Captain.

Born

Buried

Bohemian National Cemetery Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Contributorm.sottung
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I'm his great nephew. His nickname was "Cal"

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in Fry's book 'Eagles of Duxford', p135

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ContributorAAM
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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