Allen C Carter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Involved in a mid-air collision with a B-17 from the 447th BG over the German coast NW of Hamburg after a mission to Berlin was recalled on 3 Mar 3 1944 in B-17G #42-38075. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Donald Lewis Ahlwardt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-537244
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38075

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 March 1944

Born

Houston, Texas, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Denmark 3 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2794 / MACR 2794, Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database