William J Carraro Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

William Carraro was Navigator on B-24 #42-40747, shot down on 7 January 1944 on the mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany. Hit by fighters and with the cockpit on fire, some of the crew baled out before it exploded and crashed 1km NE of Vrigny (Loiret Department), 40km NE of Orléans, France. Killed In Action (KIA)



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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Irvine J Balsam

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12183535
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Shirley D Berry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-806783
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Francis L Krueger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19074093
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Carl A Mattson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797156
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

David H Neilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36005588
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-40747

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Heavy Date
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

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Killed In Action (KIA)

7 January 1944 in the crash of B-24 # 42-40747

Born

Jefferson Co, Kentucky

Buried

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial William Carraro rests at Plot B, Row , Grave

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Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement p. 223, 8th AF Losses , WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia