Jacob Tidings Carwile
MilitaryAssigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF, October-1944-December 1944. Transferred HQ Sqn, 67FW 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM, 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: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Skeeter Rosemary
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: Stamford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | 20 June 1922 | Son of Argus R and Victoria Carwile. |
Enlisted |
Louisville, KY, USA | 17 September 1942 | Louisville, Kentucky |
Based |
Martlesham Heath | 27 October 1944 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
821 Manston Rd, Ramsgate CT12, UK | 9 November 1944 | Taxiing Accident RAF Manston Cat 3 damage Lt Jacob T Carwile, 9-Nov-44. P-47D 42-25505 - 361FS 356FG 8AF |
Other Transferred |
Walcot Hall, Lydbury North SY7 8AZ, UK | 31 December 1944 | Transferred HQ Sqn, 67FW 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Wichita, KS | 12 April 2020 | |
Buried |
16 April 2020 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Sources
Brought in sources from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller
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