William Dale Carte
MilitaryAssigned to 548BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 17 x missions. Hit by flak and with an engine out, 42-97603 'Gremlin Buggy II' headed for the safety of Switzerland. Interned (INT)
Mission List: Bordeaux, Emden, Kiel, Bremen, Cognac, NoBall France, Berlin, Ludwigshafen, Politz, Warnemunde, Luneburg, Friedrichschaffen, Zwickau, Liege, Berlin, Karlsrhue
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: AO 802884, FR 35223A
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gremlin Buggy II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 548th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 November 1922 | BornCharleston, West Virginia | |
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Other Interned (INT) |
27 May 1944 - 20 February 1944 | InternedKnutwil, Switzerland | |
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Died |
7 October 2012 | DiedTeays Valley, West Virginia | |
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Buried |
10 October 2012 | InterredMemory GardensMadison, West Virginia | |
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Enlisted |
EnlistedLangley Field, Virginia18 Oct 1945 |
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MACR 5266 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database