Vernon Douglas Carr
Military
Object Number - UPL 30227 - Lt. Vernon D Carr, [ Brockton MA ] 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106657 6N-Q/. Like many 339th a/c the bar was placed above the “Q”. It is...
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed tour of duty.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Angel of Mercy
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Junior
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Plymouth County, MA, USA | 3 September 1923 | Son of John F and Elinor R Carr. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 11 November 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Other Crashed |
Waycross-Ware County Airport, 3098 Keen Dr, Waycross, GA 31503, USA | 3 June 1944 | Taxiing Accident Waycross AAF, GA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Vernon D Carr, 3-Jun-44. P-40N 43-24025 - 345BU 3AF |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 29 September 1944 - 20 July 1945 | Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 3 January 1945 | Landing Accident Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage 1Lt Vernon D Carr, 3-Jan-45. P-51D 44-14239 - 505FS 339FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 11 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Shared Destroyed |
Germany | 12 March 1945 | E/A shared destroyed Germany 12-Mar-45. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 20 July 1945 | |
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Died |
Brockton, MA, USA | 25 May 2005 | |
| Brockton, MA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne Barnstable County MA | Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Carr&Submit=Search
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Carr%2C+Vernon+D…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83423508-vernon-d-carr
https://www.fold3.com/record/2877721-vernon-d-carr
https://www.fold3.com/image/158358248?terms=Vernon%20D%20Carr
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_carr_v_d.php
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128987657
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
