Daniel H Carey

Military

Reported to group on 14 Sept 1943. He was flying as copilot on John D. Jackson crew when shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30710. POW at Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11

POW

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Units served with

306th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

423rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30710

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

Thurleigh

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bedford

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		16 October 1982
Born
Buried
Other Prisoner of War (POW)		14 October 1943

Revisions

Date6 Nov 2023 20:39:57

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:53

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 818, First Over Germany pg. 162 & 168, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 818 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…