Carl E Battin

Military
The insignia of the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group. media-395044.jpg FRE 5101 The insignia of the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5101 - The insignia of the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group.

ORIGINAL CREW #29 418TH BS, 100th Bomb Group.

Shot down in B-17F 42-3237 LD-R, "STYMIE" on 10 October 1943.

MACR 1030

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stymie
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

28 July 1942 Residence: San Francisco County, California Private, Branch Immaterial

Other

Assigned

11 March 1943 Assigned to the 384th BG on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Roy J. Lee Crew. The Roy Lee Crew did not deploy with the 384th Bomb Group in May 1943. S/SGT Carl E. Battin was apparently transferred to the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group in May 1943 and deployed with the 100th Bomb Group.

Other

Prisoner of War

10 October 1943

Born

Died

Burial: Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum Colorado Springs El Paso County Colorado, USA Plot: VM C-3 A 002

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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http://www.8thairforce.com/legacy_100thbomb.htm

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http://www.8thairforce.com/legacy_100thbomb.htm
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=battin&GSfn=carl&…;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4694

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4694
Missing Air Crew Report 1030, http://www.fold3.com/image/28604773/

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Carl E Battin: Gallery (2 items)

Official emblem of the 100th Bomb Group, approved 30 March 1944 and replaced 1957

Object number: FRE 5097 - Official emblem of the 100th Bomb Group, approved...

The insignia of the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5101 - The insignia of the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th...