Carl J Dye Jr
Military
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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.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10216-61690AC.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster