Bernhardt F Carns

Military
media-38255.jpeg UPL 38255 "Capt Carns and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 September 1944."

Rear L-R: Unkn, Capt Bernhardt F Carns, Unkn, Major Jere W Maupin, Lt James Di Gianni.

Front L-R: Sgt Charles J Dusenberry, Unkn, 1Lt Martin J Wiegler, John L Malone, 2Lt Robert W Howard.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32165232

Object Number - UPL 38255 - "Capt Carns and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 September 1944." Rear L-R: Unkn, Capt...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Clarence Detweiler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball / Waist / Tail Gunner

James J Di Gianni

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-819979
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur John Doogan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles John Dusenberry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33438254
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard L Hester

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Aircraft

42-31891

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Shape
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-37628

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Body
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 16 June 1942 Chicago Illinois

Born

Linn County, IA Linn County, Iowa

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/84404508/bernhardt-f-carns-wwii-army-enlis…

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GENERAL ORDER #513, HEADQUARTERS 1ST BOMBARDMENT DIVISION, by Brigadier General Turner, 10 November 1944.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/32165232
https://www.fold3.com/record/84404508-bernhardt-f-carns
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=10141

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=14

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