James Kane Carter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground in front of kneeling men. UPL 67961 UPL 67961 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944/Gelsenkirchen (primary); bombed Hamm (secondary).
Back Row L-R: 1st Lt. Emil Pluhar (OBS/TG), Capt. Robert Chapin (1st N), Capt. Charles Bishop (P), Lt. Col. Theodore Milton (AC/CP), Capt. Richard Crown (B).
Front Row L-R: Lavern Harfman (TT), 2nd Lt. Richard Potter (2nd N), 1st Lt. Joseph Sarto (MO), James Carter (FG), Robert Guider (FG), Raymond Barth (RO).

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35694/category/LeadCrews

545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 693 44-8007 Grafton Underwood Emil E Pluhar Robert Charles Chapin Charles W Bishop Richard K Crown Lavern F Harfman Richard Sellstrom Potter Joseph M Sarto Raymond Ernest Barth Theodore R Milton Robert H Guider James Kane Carter On

Object Number - UPL 67961 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944/Gelsenkirchen (primary); bombed Hamm (secondary). Back Row L-R: 1st Lt. Emil Pluhar (OBS/TG), Capt....

Killed in Action (KIA) near Prum in B-17 #44-8216.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

44-8216

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 January 1945

Born

Plains, Missouri

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11578, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground in front of kneeling men.

Object number: UPL 67961 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944...