Reuben Ard Carr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Reuben Carr was Waist gunner on board of B-17 ≠42-29744, shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29744 the "Battling-Bee" Piloted by 1Lt. Frank Clemons. Aircraft took direct hit from Flak in open bomb bay. All crew members from Radio Compartment aft were KIA. Plane crash-landed in shallow water between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven, Germany. Unknown if S/Sgt Carr was able to bail out or not. Reuben's remains were never recovered or identified as recovered. DED status 1944 (Declared Dead). Listed as Killed in Action (KIA). Honored on the "Tablets of the Missing" in the Netherlands American Cemetery.

Awarded Silver Star (for action at Hickam Field, Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941), Air Medal, Purple Heart. After Reuben's death, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimsom sent the following letter to Mrs. Walter Carr, mother of the lost aviator : "At the request of the President, I write to inform you that the Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to your son, Staff Sergeant Reuben A. Carr, Air Corps, who sacrificed his life in the defense of his country. Little that we can do or say will console you for the death of your loved one. We profoundly appreciate the greatness of your loss, for in a very real sense the loss suffered by any of us in this battle for our country, is a loss shared by all of us. When the medal, which you will shortly receive, reaches you, I want you to know that with it goes my sincerest sympathy, and the hope that time and the victory of our cause will finally lighten the burden of your grief."

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-000085
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17042780 at enlistment, then O-729813
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16037798
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39095792
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18069325 at enlistment, then O-732618
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battling Bee
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

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Killed In Action (KIA)

15 May 1943 in the loss of B-17 ≠42-29744 near Cuxhaven, Germany

Born

Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama
Eufaula, Alabama

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Memorialized

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands on the Tablets of the Missing at Margraten

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15512 / MACR 15512, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey, p. 122, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database