Reuben Edward Cartwright
MilitaryAssigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Parachuted from B-24 42-51116 'Nature's Nymph' on 7-Jun-44 when plane developed trouble after returning from mission. RTD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095871 / O-691341
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nature's Nymph
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Rumburgh Parish Church
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mississippi County, AR | 27 May 1922 | Son of Marion Edward and Sarah Nancy [Moore] Cartwright. |
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Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR | 2 September 1942 | Little Rock Arkansas |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
25 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Jonesboro, AR | 13 January 1989 | |
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Buried |
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, AR | 16 January 1989 | Oaklawn Cemetery Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR |
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Based |
Bungay | Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit history