Grey Carpenter Winchester
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The Waynesville Mountaineer, 22 Nov 1944
Object Number - UPL 26470 - Lt. Grey Carpenter Winchester, AAF
Shot down 3 November 1943 in B-17 #42-37742. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Lt. Winchester was a navigator aboard a B-17 on a bombing mission to Wilhemshaven, Germany, at the time he was reported missing. The flight was attacked by enemy aircraft and disappeared into a cloud over the North Sea.
Grey Winchester left North Carolina with the National Guard in September 1940 and was stationed at Fort Jackson for some time. In 1942, he was transferred to the Air Corps and received his training at three different training fields in Texas, receiving his wings and commission at Hondo, Tex., in April 1943. He was also given advanced training at Dyersburg, TN, and Grand Island, Nebraska.
He left the States on August 20, 1943 and landed in England around September 5th. He had completed a number of missions over enemy territory before he was killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Vagabond Lady
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
![An Illustration of the Wilhelmshaven raid, 3 November 1943. Image stamped on reverse: '10 Nov 1943.' [stamp], '292478.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'THE BIGGEST EVER DAY RAID: By US Fortresses and Liberators on Wilhelmshaven- escorted all the way by fighters. Special Sphere drawings. THE SCENE OVER WILHELMSHAVEN JUST AS OUT BOMBERS WERE LEAVING THE TARGET ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMVER 3RD. AFTER THE BIGGEST DAYLIGHT RAID EVER CARRIED OUT OVER GERMANY. IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND OF THIS DRAWING, LIGHTNING](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-418517.jpg.webp?itok=KjJP-yi2)
- Date: 3 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waynesville, North Carolina, USA | 11 December 1920 | |
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Died |
3 November 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 3 November 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Articles in his hometown paper, The Waynesville Mountaineer, and military records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1154 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
