Carl Allen Cary

Military

Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Eindhoven, Holland. Hit by flak in port engine and wing, left formation released glider from tow and went into dive from which it did not recover. Crashed Retie, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA). 19-Sep-44. MACR 9902.



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Little Jo
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Le Flore County, OK, USA 6 September 1921

Enlisted

25 May 1942

Died

2470 Retie, Belgium 19 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Eindhoven, Holland. Hit by flak in port engine and wing, left formation released glider from tow and went into dive from which it did not recover. Crashed Retie, Belgium. KIA. 19-Sep-44. MACR 9902.

Buried

2470 Retie, Belgium 20 September 1944 Interred Retie cemetery Belgium
Heavener, OK 74937, USA

Based

Greenham Common 19 September 1944 Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Heavener, OK 74937, USA Re-Interred Memorial Park Cemetery Heavener Le Flore County Oklahoma, USA

Buried

Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial