Joseph John Carbine
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-Pilot B-17 42-102547 'Rose of York' [62 mission veteran], on return from 63rd bombing mission [ Berlin ], A/C hit by concentrated and accurate AA fire, last contact indicated one engine out and another trailing gasoline, Failed to Return (FTR), crashed into North Sea, posted Missing in Action (MIA), Changed to Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12283
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: Civilian
- Nationality: British
- Service Numbers: R224685 (Royal Navy)
- Role/Job: War Correspondent BBC
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18157171 at enlistment, then O-767503
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lansdowne, PA | 30 January 1922 | Son of James T and Margaret J Carbine. |
Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL | 26 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
Died |
North Sea | 3 February 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery, Coton, Cambs, UK | |
Based |
Thurleigh | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database