Carlo Charles Starkovich
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60832 - Carlo Charles Srarkovich
801st BG Harrington 179 Combat Chronology Supplement p. 539 A/C #42-63784 in special operations mission "OSRIC 81 DZ" to a drop zone in Belgium. Plane was shot down by Flak over Belgium; crashed near La Hulpe, Belgium. 5 KIA (died of wounds); 2 POWs; 1 evaded. Carlo Starkovich died of wounds on 6 June 1944 in the Luftwaffe Hospital in Saint-Gilles, Brussels. Carlo Starkovich rests at the American Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium. MACR 5393.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2045266
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 11031480
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13135663
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-806997
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-738024
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
6 June 1944 | died of wounds on 6 June 1944 in the Luftwaffe Hospital in Saint-Gilles, Brussels. | |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Carlo Starkovich rests at the American Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium, Plot B, Row 23, Grave 10 |
Revisions
Added association to the 36th BS per MACR #5393 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28652087
Combat Chronology Supplement p.539 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
