Ernest R Carr

Military

Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Missing in P-51 43-12212 crashed 7 miles Nth of Scarborough. Pilot 2Lt Ernest R Carr Missing in Action (MIA). 11-Aug-44.

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 555th Fighter Training Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA 2 February 1943

Other

Crashed

Waycross, GA, USA 10 May 1944 Forced Landing due to Engine Failure 2 miles Nth of Waycross, GA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Ernest R Carr, 10-May-44. P-40N 43-24071 - RTU

Died

Missing in Action (MIA)

7 miles Nth Scarborough, UK 11 August 1944 Missing in P-51 43-12212 crashed 7 miles Nth of Scarborough. Pilot 2Lt Ernest R Carr Missing in Action (MIA). 11-Aug-44.

Based

Goxhill 11 August 1944 Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Missouri, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list