John M Carothers

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort Berlin engine failure crashed into North Sea in P-51 'Reddy Teddy' 42-103325 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8309.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Fowlmere 4 August 1944 - 27 August 1944 Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Off Husum, Germany 27 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) escort Berlin engine failure crashed into North Sea in P-51 'Reddy Teddy' 42-103325 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8309.
Louisville, KY, USA

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list