Ward Jackson Carter
MilitaryReceived credit for constructing the Electrical Adapter Test Panel for checking electrical equipment installed in P-51 assemblies. Told of Maj. Henry Carlson 'Handlebar Hank' ordering a barrel of beer be placed in the center of the compound so enlisted men could celebrate the end of the war without leaving the base. Also told of an English family that invited him to their home for Christmas 1943.
Good conduct medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hiltons, Virginia | 11 June 1921 | |
Died |
23 June 1995 | ||
Buried |
Bristol, Tennessee |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia