Carl Otis Books
Military
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UPL 37526
"Lt. Thomas and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 27 January 1944."
Rear L-R: Capt Earl Newton Thomas, 1Lt Edgar Cornelius "Ed" Miller, 1Lt Clarence V Walenta, 1Lt Harold L Scott.
Front L-R: T/Sgt John W Mason, S/Sgt Carl O Books, S/Sgt William Flenniken, T/Sgt Gayther B Crowder, S/Sgt Roy David Harvey, S/Sgt Harold A Johnston.
Rear L-R: Capt Earl Newton Thomas, 1Lt Edgar Cornelius "Ed" Miller, 1Lt Clarence V Walenta, 1Lt Harold L Scott.
Front L-R: T/Sgt John W Mason, S/Sgt Carl O Books, S/Sgt William Flenniken, T/Sgt Gayther B Crowder, S/Sgt Roy David Harvey, S/Sgt Harold A Johnston.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 360th Bomb Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
- Service Numbers: 20369261 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Enid, OK | 22 July 1919 | Son of Richard Rush and Lucretia Z [Coshnett] Books. |
Enlisted |
Kansas, USA | 24 August 1942 | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
1 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
La Puente, CA | 3 January 2010 | |
Jefferson County, KS | |||
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster