Willis Calvert Carlisle Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
I am the cousin of Willis C. Carlisle Jr and want to add this photo of him on his page
Object Number - UPL 34865 - taken at the Officer Club 15 July 1943
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Pilot fatally wounded by fighter attack in B-17 42-29866 'Judy B' on Hamburg mission. Took deflected round (ricocheted off co-pilots seat) in back. Crew fought off fighters and co-pilot returned A/C to base 25-Jul-43 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736081
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16041677 / O-734336
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Squadron Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peter Wabbit
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy B
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scarlett O'Hara
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary jane ii
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Saratoga, TX | 4 May 1920 | Son of Willis Calvert Sr and Corrie E. Carlisle |
|
Died |
Hamburg, Germany | 25 July 1943 | |
|
Buried |
26 July 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery | |
|
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio, Bexar County, TX | Re-Interred Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | 25 July 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Other Married |
Married Ruth Maercky. |
Revisions
I am the cousin of Willis C. Carlisle Jr. and in the EVENT section, the person listed as his
mother, my aunt, is incorrect. His father was Willis C. Carlisle Sr. and his mother was
Corrie E. Carlisle. ( Not, as listed, Lyda B. Carlisle, who was my uncle's 2nd wife )
I am the cousin of Willis C Carlisle Jr and I wanted to edit a mistake I found under the
EVENT title. My cousin Willis, whom we called Sonny Boy, was the son of my uncle
Willis C Carlisle Sr. and Corrie Elizabeth Carlisle ( NOT Lyda B Carlisle who was uncle Willis's 2nd wife )
sincerly
Dianna Cruz
Skypilot
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
https://www.fold3.com/image/627686492
https://www.fold3.com/image/310952987?rec=300715915
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 194
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/464373/willis-c-carlisle
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 503, WWII Memorial
