Ralph Leroy Carroll
MilitaryPrinted caption on reverse: '"Bomerang" 53-Mission Liberator Goes Home. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Crew of the Liberator "Bomerang" before leaving for U.S.
L-R squatting :
1st. Lt. William N. Ford of Jersey City, N.J. Navigator;
Sgt. George C. Ewald of Norfolk, Va. crew chief;
T/Sgt. Edwin D. Kleine of Long Island City, N.Y., radio operator.
L-R Standing :
1st Lt. George Everhart of Marysville, Kansas, Bombardier;
1st Lt. John V. Kemp of L.A.,;
T/Sgt. Alfred B. Bergkamp;
S/Sgt. William A. Apy;
S/Sgt. Michael L. Sullivan;
S/Sgt. Enos H. Lee, Jarrettville, Md. Gunner;
T/Sgt. Ralph L. Carroll of West Lake Road, Northeast, Pa., Engineer gunner;
M/Sgt. Charles A. Chambers of Mechanicsburg, Pa., crew chief.'
On reverse: The Associated Press Ltd. and US Army General Section Press & Censorship [Stamps]. Print No: 314795. Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo
TSgt. Ralph Carroll was assigned as a waist gunner to the 330th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF. he flew 25 combat missions. He flew on the famous Ploesti mission in aircraft, 41-24109, Ready & Willing - The Silver Streak. 1 Aug 43. He returned to ZI on the B-24D, Bomerang, with Capt. Walter Travis Stewart. 1944
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19011662 / O-724654
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
North East, Pennsylvania | 13 January 1920 | Son of Raymon G Carroll. |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 19 August 1941 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other Discharged USAAF |
10 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Coraopolis, PA | 7 July 1996 | |
Buried |
Coraopolis Cemetery Coraopolis, Allegheny County, PA | 10 July 1996 | Coraopolis Cemetery Coraopolis, Allegheny County, PA |
Revisions
Punctuation removed from aircraft names for uniformity, clarity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart