Carl Goolsbee Payne
Military
Object Number - UPL 53391 - Capt Carl G Payne. 4FG.
Captain Payne was born and raised in Rusk, Texas, and was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron on 22-Sep-44, where he remained until 21-Sep-45. He was appointed Squadron Operations Officer in Jul-945 prior to being assigned to the 4th Mobile Reclamation & Repair Squadron. Captain Payne had 5.5 enemy aircraft to his credit.
Awards: DFC, AM (12OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post War: Served in Korea and Vietnam. Retired Colonel 1969.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rusk, TX 75785, USA | 26 September 1918 | Son of Jewel Adams and Katherine Madeline [Goolsbee] Payne. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 September 1944 - 21 September 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 July 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
Elkhart, KS 67950, USA | 10 April 2008 | |
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Buried |
Richfield Cemetery Richfield Morton County KS | 13 April 2008 | Richfield Cemetery Richfield Morton County Kansas, USA. |
| Houston, Texas, USA |
Revisions
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
