Carl Leodis Washburn Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 57474 - 1st Lt Carl L. Washburn Jr with the damage caused to his B-17 after tangling with a Me263 on a mission to Hamburg.
Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars), National Defense, PH, UN and Korea medals.
Post war: Captain Washburn was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On 1-Jun-52, while on a close support mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in inverted position. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wichita County, TX | 6 January 1923 | Son of Carl L. and Cecile Clarice [Wood] Washburn. |
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Died |
North Korea | 1 June 1952 | While on a close support mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in inverted position. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Buried |
Oak Grove Cemetery Graham, Young County, TX | Oak Grove Cemetery Graham, Young County, Texas | |
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Buried |
Honolulu Memorial, HI | Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu , Hawaii | |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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