Arthur C Carroll
MilitaryFrom the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x He 111, 1 x Fw 190. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnamese wars, rising to Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767231
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-830228
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700283
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661337
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790281
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 March 1918 | ||
Enlisted |
15 October 1941 | ||
Based |
21 September 1944 - 10 October 1944 | Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
10 October 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
18 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
18 April 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
28 September 1980 | ||
Born |
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Based |
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Based |
21 September 1944 | Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
18 July 1945 | Returned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Mount Vernon Memorial Park Fair Oaks Sacramento County California, USA |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Jonah's Feet Are Dry Pg 630
From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray