Lyle M Carter
Military
(L-R)
Standing: Maj. James J Hayden, Bardstown KY (Ground Officer); Lt. Donald F Krueger Lakewood OH; Lt. Robert C Havighurst, Lakewood OH; Capt. Clair M Mason, Marshalltown IA; Lt. Kenneth V Berguson, Cleveland Heights OH; Capt. William T Hurley, Belmare NJ; Lt. Lyle M Carter, Madison WV; Lt. Vernon N Barto, Depue IL; Capt. William H Muir, Olean NY (Engineering Officer); Lt. Harlan F Hunt, Meriden CT; Lt. Will M Hudson, Union City TN; Lt. Robert V Blizzard, Los Angeles CA; Lt. Raymond H Creswell, Des Moins IA; Capt. John R McGillivray, Boston MA (Intelligence Officer); Col. William C Clark, Richmond VA; Maj. Lewis S Peter Jr., San Antonio TX; Capt. Robert F Sargent, Youngstowh OH.
Kneeling: Lt. Edward S Stern, Brooklyn NY (Ground Officer); Capt. Richard C Penrose, Orland CA; Lt. Hubert McGowan, Milton FL (Supply Officer); Lt. Jerome J Ballard, Detroit MI; Lt. Loren W Allers, St. Cloud NM; Lt. Jerome J Sainlar, Louisville KY; Lt. Leonard A Kunz, St. Louis MO; Lt. Gilbert G Cohen, Indianapolis IN; Capt. Carroll W Bennett, Burns OR; Lt. Lawrence J Barrett, Watonga OK; Lt. Billy E Langohr, Columbia City IN; Lt. Leon M Orcutt Jr., Huntington MA & Capt. Arlen W Wells Corvallis OR.
Object Number - UPL 22593 - Officers of 504th Fighter Squadron taken in March 1945. (L-R) Standing: Maj. James J Hayden, Bardstown KY (Ground Officer); Lt. Donald F Krueger...
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x Kill. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lil Aggie Hillbilly
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clackamas County, OR, USA | 27 September 1923 | Son of Lyle H and Pearl J Carter. |
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Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 12 July 1944 | |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 25 October 1944 - 21 April 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 5 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 7 April 1945 | E/A destroyed 7-Apr-45 Germany. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 April 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Boone County, WV, USA | 7 August 1977 | |
| Madison, WV 25130, USA | |||
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Buried |
38°03'24.8"N W, 8149 LA-34, Madison, WV 25130, United States | Boone Memorial Park Madison Boone County, WV |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
