Gerald E Carroll
Military
Object Number - UPL 51421 - S/Sgt Gerald E. Carroll-First Engineer-Top Turret Gunner- B-24H-10-FO (42-52132) "Boomerang" Oct 1943-Feb 1944 and B-24H-10-DT (41-28711) "Little...
S/Sgt. Gerald Carroll was born 24 Sep 1921 in Silver Bow, Montana. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps 08 Aug 1941. In Apr 1943 he became the Top Turret Gunner and First Engineer in the initial formation of Crew 11, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group at Gowen Field, Idaho. In Nov 1943 Crew 11 arrived at Seething England and from Dec 1943 to June 1944 he completed 30 missions over northern Europe. He died 26 April 1945 at the age of 24 while assigned to the 3509th Army Air Force Base Unit (AAFBUSS) (Factory School) located at the Ford Willow Run B-24 Bomber Manufacturing Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Butte, Montana.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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Missions
- Date: 4 June 1944
- Official Description: In the first mission of the day the escort is to be divided between Pas de Calais (COVER) area and the Normandy assault (NEPTUNE ) area. However, D-Day is postponed 24 hours and the NEPTUNE force is cancelled. 231 HBs attack 7 targets in Pas de...
- Date: 3 June 1944
- Official Description: In Operation COVER, 338 Heavy Bombers attack coastal defenses in the Pas de Calais area, bombing a total of 22 assigned targets. In second mission of the day 215 Heavy Bombers attack 16 of the targets bombed during the first mission. No Bombers are...
- Date: 2 June 1944
- Official Description: Role of Bombers from 2-5 June in preparation for invasion of Normandy on 6 June includes continuation of attacks against transportation and Airfield Targets in Northern France and the institution of a series of blows against coastal defenses, mainly...
- Date: 31 May 1944
- Date: 29 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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Added facts about Sgt Gerald Carroll from an "Application For Headstone Marker" (May 8, 1945), Montana Death Certificate (May 29, 1945), and US WWII Army Enlistment Records (1938-1946) from Ancestry.com.
Changed Key Image for Sgt Gerald E. Carroll-Dan McCullough 07-11-2020.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SO#150, 6th Heavy Bomb.Proc HQ, Herington, Kansas 5 Nov 43
