John Marshall Carah
Military
From the book "Attention! Attention! The Flying Fortresses Are Coming!" (John M. Carah, 1990)
Object Number - UPL 35376 - Cadet John Marshall Carah - June 1942 (photo Carah family)
Co-pilot, Ballinger Crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 4 July 1943 over Normandy while on bombing mission to Gnome-Rhone engine factory in LeMans, France in B-17 #42-29928.
Evaded to Switzerland where he served as a military attache at the American Legation in Berne until Jan. 1944. Escape to Spain in Feb. 1944. Returned to the US in Mar. 1944 and joined the USAAF Aircraft Ferry Service. After the war was a career USAF officer.
Chico, CA
Air Medal; Purple Heart; AF Commendations Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736459
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35661197
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39242710
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34315087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34207244
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
8 February 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
17 March 1942 | ||
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Other Evaded |
4 July 1943 | Swiss Internee | |
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Died |
3 February 2003 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 161and son / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
