Eugene Thomas Carroll

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Eugene Carroll was Radio Operator on B-17 #42-97368. Crash-landed near Massow, 5km NE of Freyenstein, Brandenburg, Germany, 12 September 1944. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16116296 at enlistment, then O-706780
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32529064 at enlistment, then O-716627
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-190746 / O-1995801
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36480415
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11119458
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tailwind
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 12 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

16 July 1918 Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Enlisted

7 February 1942 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

12 September 1944 in the crash-landing of B-17 #42-97368 near Massow, 5km NE of Freyenstein, Brandenburg, Germany

Buried

16 September 1944 at the municipal cemetery in Massow, 5km NE of Freyenstein
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Buried

after the war, his remains were transferred to the Lorraine American Cemetery. Eugene Carroll rests at Plot D, Row 41, Grave 35

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 8834
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
ABMC website
Captured German records, AV 2295/45, page 164 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238585

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Changed the label of the “POW” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database