James Dewey Carroll

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350

Awards: AM (3OLC), PH (OLC).

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leonard J Gaik

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-768507
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-39079

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	La Vale, MD	23 August 1920	Son of George Dewey and Eva Catherine [Spence] Carroll.
Enlisted		26 February 1943
Other Wounded in Action (WIA)		9 January 1945	Wounded in Action (WIA) 9-Jan-45.
Died		14 February 1945
Based Killed in Action (KIA)	Framlingham	14 February 1945
	Elkins, WV		Moved with family to Elkins, West Virginia, USA
Other Commissioned	Stuttgart, AR		Completed flight training, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.

Revisions

Date24 Apr 2022 10:06:33

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28685886
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763268
https://www.fold3.com/image/608450140
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102098543/james-dewey-carroll

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:13

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12350 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database