Maurice D Carpenter
Military
Hutchinson & Cortright
Hutchinson & Cortright
Object Number - UPL 47568 - Pilot, Si Seigel, Co-Pilot William J. Hole, Navigator Raymond A Patulski, Togglier Charles W. Sandusky, Radio Operator Gunner Maurice D. Carpenter,...
Crash landed B-17 43-38150 behind Soviet lines at small airfield at Reczyn, Poland, about 50 miles northwest of Warsaw on 3 February 1945. Crew returned to base 17 March 1945. 20 missions.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Giddy
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lincoln, Nebraska | 2 November 1920 | |
|
Other Returned (RTD) |
Germany | 3 February 1945 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 12238
My father's nickname during his service. For photos of his aircraft after the crash landing in Poland, see http://fort-rogowo24.pl/77.html
(in Polish).
MACR 12238 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
