Lanville O McCarty
MilitaryJoined Sqd 3-Aug-42. WIA 25-Nov-43 (St Nazaire). On 3 January 1943 in B-24D 41-23806 'Bat Out of Hell' while serving as Waist Gunner the aircraft crashed south-west of Haverfordwest returning from target U/B yards (submarine) at St. Nazaire, France. Fuel shortage caused the crash. Hospitalized and transferred to St. Athan. Pilot Erwin was killed. Completed tour: 25-Nov-43.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Bat Out Of Hell
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 January 1943
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Barboursville, West Virginia |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 5-Feb-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; all other changes per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 61, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy p. 39, The 44th BG in WWII by MacKay and Adams p.27