Carl William Groshell
Military
Object Number - UPL 52203 - S/Sgt Carl William Groshell, 854BS, 491BG
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-24 44-40237 with Don Woodward crew. 25 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Misburg in B-24 51253 26-Nov-44 with John Warczak crew; set alight by head on fighter attack, A/C exploded, crashed Bledeln. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11108
Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19082165 / O-684447
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Richmond, California, USA | 23 April 1923 | Son of Carl Walter and Nora Groshell. |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 18 January 1943 | San Francisco, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 26 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Bledeln, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Misburg in B-24 51253 26-Nov-44 with John Warczak crew; baled out POW MACR 11108 |
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Died |
Concord, Contra Costa County, CA | 6 February 2019 | |
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Buried |
Oakmont Memorial Park Lafayette, Contra Costa County, CA | 9 February 2019 | Oakmont Memorial Park Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California |
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Based |
Metfield | 26 November 1944 | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203330495/carl-william-groshell
MACR 11108 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
