Carl J Dye Jr

Military
media-26508.jpeg UPL 26508 Capt Callahan and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 "Miss Lace". 14 October 1944.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10216-61690AC.

Object Number - UPL 26508 - Capt Callahan and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 "Miss Lace". 14 October...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Lead Navigator. 30 x combat missions. ETD.



"It was the mission he didn't fly, however, that had lasting impact. Another navigator needed one more mission to reach 30—the point at which he could go home—and asked my Carl to switch. That plane never came back."



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars)

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-523465
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1699525
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Washington, DC 16 November 1942 Washington, District Of Columbia

Died

14 May 2010

Buried

Leavenworth National Cemetery Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS 17 May 2010 Leavenworth National Cemetery Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Born

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorNormaze3
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8th AF News - June 2010

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Key Image ID.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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