Earl Cecil Carter
Military
Russell P. Ronan Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: James L. Hudson (G), Robert Chambers (B), Charles P. Davey (N), Thomas S. Smith (CP), Russell P. Ronan (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loy J. Eller (G), Richard H. Evans (R/O), Earl Carter (G), James W. Henry (G), James G. Hargrove (FE)
This crew completed six combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 6513 - Crew #794 Russell P. Ronan Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: James L. Hudson (G), Robert Chambers (B), Charles P. Davey (N),...
Flew last 8 missions over Germany. King palace yard on VE Day.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2067353
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beckley, West Virginia | 7 March 1926 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, KY, USA | 21 March 1944 | |
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Died |
Charleston, WV, USA | 25 November 2009 | Earl Cecil Carter, 83, of Charleston passed away at home after a long illness with cancer on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. He held a variety of executive and management positions with AAA and NAA (National Auto Association), serving West Virginia. He actively pursued network marketing and other entrepreneurial endeavors throughout his career. He was personally committed to opportunities for veterans through the launch of the Manufacturing of America Company. He had been a member of Christ Church United Methodist since 1958. Earl and his wife, Noka, were greeters for new and existing members. Earl served in the Air Force and was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Mighty Eighth Division. He was trained to be a Ball Turret (Belly Gunner) on a B-24 airplane. He flew the last seven out of nine missions over Germany and supported the end of the war, European Theatre. He received a disability medical discharge in 1945 as staff sergeant. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rites of Freemasonry, Beni Kedem Shrine since 1963, and served as past commander of Legion of Honor. He was also a member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 111 and founder of the VIP Room. He was soon to receive his 50-year membership award from Beni Kedem and was a member of the Charleston Masonic Lodge 153 AF&AM. |
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Buried |
Cross Lanes, WV, USA | 28 November 2009 | Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens Cross Lanes Kanawha County West Virginia, USA |
| Raleigh County, WV, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self