Lloyd C Carter
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Kelkheim on 10/19/44 in B-24 #4295047. According to US trial paper 12-2313, he dropped into the Main river when coming down in his chute, was shot in the face but survived. The perpetrator was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of which he served about six and a half.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Allen H Bryson, Sol Greenberg and Albert J Gehrt of the 453rd Bomb Group in their underwear after a mission. Handwritten letter enclosed with print: '1 [left] Allen H Bryson- Pilot, 2 [right] Albert H Gehrt- Bombardier, 3 [center] Sol Greenberg- Navigator. Part of the crew of "The Gypsy Queen", 733rd Sqdn. 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. Taken in long johns, pistol and parachute harness after returning from a mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380674.jpg.webp?itok=FeDJ5j6d)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mounds, OK 74047, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 October 1944 |
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My grandpa Lloyd C Carter is my hero. What he and others went through during WWII allowed us the freedoms we have today!
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10177 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database