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Capt. Arthur C. Carroll of the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group during a medal ceremony. He is receiving his award from Col. Benjamin Rimerman, 353rd Headquarters.
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x He 111, 1 x Fw 190. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnamese wars, rising to Colonel.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out over English Channel, struck tailplane, chute did not open. 30-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (5OLC), PH.
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Became squadron C/O after Lt Col Frederick H Lefebre. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 x kills, including the first of two ME262 aerial victories downed on 22 Feb 45 and a second one on 10-Apr-45. Made an emergency...
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Nijmegen in P-47 'Angel of Mercy' 42-22523 last seen pursuing a Fw190 down through the overcast over Arnhem. Shot down 21-Sep-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9003.
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Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
ex-319FS, 325th FG in Lesina, Italy [Dec-43 - Jun-44]. Assigned to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferrred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 x kills, 1 x damaged and 4 destroyed [Grd].
Awards: DFC, AM (24OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 353rd Fighter Group
Killed in Action (KIA) on Feb, 24, 1945 near Vaassen in a replacement plane P-51 'Mr. Gary' #4414949, due to a ground loop which occurred three days prior. Three days earlier he had a similar incident that was as he was hit by AA fire while strafing in...
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 353rd Fighter Group
Lt. James F. Hinchey flew P51D "Thunderbug" 44-14728 aircraft code YJ-I.
Hinchey was credited with 3 confirmed air kills on January 14, 1945.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Lt. John A. Hynes served with the 351st FS/353rd FG from February 1945 until war's end. Hynes shot down an ME109 on March 14, 1945. He hailed from Pawtucket, R.I.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron . Flew on 'Janny M'. On 30 June 1944 he was involved in a mid- air collision when another fighter pulled up under him hitting his right wing and damaging engine, right wing and...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Fred Lefebre served as a fighter pilot with the 351st Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group, flying missions out of Raydon, England. He was one of the original Group who came over on the 'Queen Mary' and was Ops Officer in 1944, then Sqdn CO when...
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Flew with 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF. A squadron ace with 7 victories, flew a P-47D named 'Boston Bull' and a P-51D 'L’il Boston Bull'. Shot down, managing to evade capture, returning to his squadron prior to the end of the war. Killed in flying...
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical...
Group
The 356th Fighter Group flew 413 missions between 15 October 1943 and 7 May 1945 and suffered the highest ratio of losses to enemy aircraft claims of any Eighth Air Force Group. This gave the Group the reputation of being the 'hard luck' outfit. The...
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Activated as 496th Fighter Training Group on 11 December 1943 at Greencastle by VIII Composite Command.
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Headquarters
Military site : airfield
Goxhill opened in June 1941 as an RAF Bomber Command airfield, before being handed over to RAF Fighter Command in December. The Eighth Air Force took ownership in August 1942, and used the airfield, which they quickly dubbed 'Goat Hill' for operational...
Military site : airfield
Opened in 1917 as home to the RFC Aeroplane Experimental Unit, Martlesham Heath became well known during the 1920s-30s as home to the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment. Used as an RAF fighter station from 1939, with only a grass airfield...
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 3 March 1918 | |
| Lived in | Needham, MA 02494, USA | 1941 |
| Enlisted | 15 October 1941 | |
| Based | Martlesham Heath | February 1943 – June 1943 |
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Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Based | Goxhill | June 1943 – 21 September 1944 |
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Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Based | Raydon | 21 September 1944 – 10 October 1944 |
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Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Based | Raydon | 10 October 1944 – December 1944 |
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Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Based | Raydon | December 1944 – 18 July 1945 |
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Returned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| End Tour of Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 18 July 1945 |
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Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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| Discharged USAAF | 18 April 1946 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Sacramento County, CA, USA | 28 September 1980 |
| Buried | Fair Oaks, CA, USA | October 1980 |
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Mount Vernon Memorial Park |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 June 2021 12:38:42 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
| Sources | ||
https://www.fold3.com/record/623122328/arthur-carroll-1918-veterans-affa... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 November 2017 11:36:50 | Lucy May | Changes to person associations |
| Sources | ||
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 October 2017 08:44:36 | Al_Skiff | Changes to highest rank, role, biography, awards and events |
| Sources | ||
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Carroll&Submit=Search |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 October 2017 21:08:45 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Carroll&Submit=Search |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:04:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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