Guernsey I Carlisle
Military
P-51B 43-6712 B6-W flown here by Maj, later LtCol. Guernsey I Carlisle whilst with the HQ unit. Note the badly applied "W" of the aircraft's code letter.
Brought together information from duplicate record, additional information supplied by Pyker
Object Number - UPL 19436 - Nearest camera Lt Col Guernsey I Carlisle, 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357 Fighter Group in P-51B 43-6712 B6-W. Also 43-6644 and 43-6935, fourth A/C...
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. C/O 363FS 20-Sept-44 – Jan-45. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Fightin Bitin, Yard Bird, Shanghai Lil
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 25 December 1916 | |
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Other Crashed |
St. Louis Downtown Airport, 6100 Archview Dr, Cahokia, IL 62206, USA | 31 January 1941 | Landing Accident Curtiss-Steinberg East St Louis, IL Cat 3 damage Lt G.I. Carlisle, 31-Jan-41. PT-17 40-1808 - 3TS |
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Based |
Leiston | 3 September 1944 - 21 September 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Leiston IP16, UK | 21 September 1944 - 2 February 1945 | Transferred to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 13 January 1945 | Promoted to Lt Colonel. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
2 February 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
Naples, TX 75568, USA | 18 March 1981 | |
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Buried |
Douglassville, TX 75560, USA | Union Chapel Cemetery Douglassville Cass County Texas, USA |
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