Harold Arthur Carlson

Military
media-26521.jpeg UPL 26521 Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944.

Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner).

Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier).

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC

Object Number - UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666822
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Poque Ma Hone
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The red - red ass, the devil himself
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Keokuk, IA 1 September 1919 Son of Carl Albert and Maria Visson Evelina [Johnson] Carlson

Enlisted

Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 50131, USA 13 November 1943 Camp Dodge Herrold Iowa

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 28 February 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

Keokuk, IA 52632, USA 13 December 1997

Buried

Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA 16 December 1997 Keokuk National Cemetery Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

Based

Molesworth 28 February 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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