Carl Everett Cloud
Military
Object Number - UPL 31554 - Capt Carl E Cloud 503FS 339FG 8AF.
Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. 69 x combat missions. Credited 1 x kill. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean conflict and rising to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Konawa, OK 74849, USA | 18 August 1918 | Son of Thomas Marion and Elbie Jane [Hughes] Cloud. |
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Other Crashed |
Alexandria Esler Regional Airport, 7615 Esler Field Rd, Pineville, LA 71360, USA | 17 September 1943 | Taxiing Accident Mech Failure Esler Field, LA Cat 3 Lt Carl E Cloud, 17-Sep-43. P-39N 42-8840 - 120Tac Recon 77Tac Recon |
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Other Crashed |
Alexandria Esler Regional Airport, 7615 Esler Field Rd, Pineville, LA 71360, USA | 2 October 1943 | Taxiing Accident Mech Failure Esler Field, LA Cat 3 Lt Carl E Cloud, 2-Oct-43. P-39K 42-4273 - 120TRS 77TRG 3AF |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 21 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 26 June 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 31 July 1944 | Forced Landing Engine Failure Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage Capt Carl E Cloud, 31-Jul-44. P-51B 42-106614 - 503FS 339FG 8AF |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 11 September 1944 | E/A destroyed Germany 11-Sep-44. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 7 October 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 20 April 2014 | |
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Buried |
7500 W Britton Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73132, USA | Konawa Memorial Cemetery Konawa Seminole County, OK | |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
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Enlisted |
Transferred to USAAC. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
