John F Carson Jr
MilitaryMilitary and Family Records
Severely damaged by fighters on a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 11 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-29863 'Kentucky Babe' crashed near Poix-de-Picardie, FR after being abandoned by the crew. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kentucky Babe aka Ain’t it Gruesome
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 February 1944 - 6 June 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Updated S/N and POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Corrected the S/N and his middle initial and Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 2528 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2528, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / http://351st.org/ken.harbour/f019.HTML#