Harold Arthur Carlson
Military
Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner).
Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier).
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC
Object Number - UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666822
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Lace
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Poque Ma Hone
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The red - red ass, the devil himself
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Keokuk, IA | 1 September 1919 | Son of Carl Albert and Maria Visson Evelina [Johnson] Carlson |
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Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 50131, USA | 13 November 1943 | Camp Dodge Herrold Iowa |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 28 February 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Keokuk, IA 52632, USA | 13 December 1997 | |
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Buried |
Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA | 16 December 1997 | Keokuk National Cemetery Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa |
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Based |
Molesworth | 28 February 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster