Billy Doyle Carr
MilitaryUsed 3 planes, got one back to base, it was junked. Bailed out of one, at Rhrine River in Eastern France. One got a direct hit over Holland, made it back across channel, set down on emergency field, heard that plane was junked.
DFC, Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Be Good
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rector, AR 72461, USA | 2 December 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
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Sources
1999 Unit Roster/self / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia