Charles David Carr
Military
Object Number - UPL 46622 - 1st Lt Charles D Carr, 334FS, 4FG
Chuck Carr was assigned to 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, from October 10, 1943-April 5, 1944. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on January 12, 1944. On April 5 his P-51B (43-6837) was hit by heavy flak while he was strafing JU-88’s on Gardelegen Airdrome. Carr pulled up to a safe height where he bailed out near Brandenburg, Germany. He subsequently became a POW at Luft Stalag Luft I. At the war's end he was credited with 1 confirmed ground kill.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Port Huron, MI | 24 December 1922 | Son of Charles E Carr. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 23 November 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 October 1943 - 5 April 1944 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 12 January 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 5 April 1944 | Prisoner of War. (POW) Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Bailed out |
Brandenburg, Germany | 5 April 1944 | Lost in P-51B 43-6837 near Brandenburg 5-Apr-44. Pilot Charles D Carr POW. MACR 3607. |
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Died |
9 August 1994 | ||
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Buried |
Lakeside Cemetery Port Huron, St. Clair County MI | 12 August 1994 | Lakeside Cemetery Port Huron, St. Clair County Michigan, USA. |
| Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3607 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
