Harold Norman Carson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Richard Wilson crew. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabisch Hall . Crashed at Dusseldorf on 13-Sep-44 in B-24 'Times Awaisting' 44-40234 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8860



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746499
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Times Awaisting
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 21 November 1915 Son of Joseph and Lena Carson.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 23 January 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Dusseldorf, Germany 13 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Swabisch Hall. Crashed at Dusseldorf on 13-Sep-44 in B-24 'Times Awaisting' 44-40234 KIA MACR 8860

Based

Metfield 13 September 1944 Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Hospitalised

United Kingdom Hospitalised. Returned to Duty.

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #44-40234 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8860