Regis Robert Carney
Military
Object Number - UPL 50746 - Clem Dowler (left) with fellow B-17 crew member Regis Carney in wartime London. Source: Clement Dowler
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St Avord in B-17 42-97199 28-Apr-44; flak KO'd #No.3 engine and set wing on fire, crashed St Avord. Baled out Evaded Capture (EVD). MACR 4235
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805755
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15394502
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Elizabeth, PA | 10 October 1921 | Son of James and Mary [Ratchford] Carney. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 16 June 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Evaded Capture (EVD) |
St Avord, France | 28 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) St Avord in B-17 42-97199 28-Apr-44; flak KO'd #No.3 engine and set wing on fire, crashed St Avord. Baled out EVD MACR 4235 |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
5 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
2 March 2003 | ||
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Buried |
Greensburg Catholic Cemetery Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA | 5 March 2003 | Greensburg Catholic Cemetery Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bassingbourn | 28 April 1944 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117455203/regis-r.-carney
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4235 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
