Carl Raymond Alfred

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media-31399.jpeg UPL 31399 Capt Carl Raymond Alfred...


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Object Number - UPL 31399 - Capt Carl Raymond Alfred... Photo source : 4thfightergroupassociation.org

Carl was from Atwater, Ohio, and was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, 336th Squadron from 12 July 1944 to 16 April 1945. While strafing Praha Airfield in Czechoslovakia his plane was hit by flak, went into a shallow dive, and exploded upon impact.



Captain Alfred was killed in the crash. He had eight victories to his credit and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 9 oak leaf clusters (1 silver, 4 bronze) and Purple Heart.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iowa, USA 31 December 1917 Son of Albia Lawrence and Rozetta Estella [Daggett] Alfred.

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 12 July 1944 - 16 April 1945 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Killed in Action

280 02 Kbel, Czech Republic 16 April 1945 Killed in action in P-51 44-72523 strafing Kbely aerodrome.
Atwater, OH 44201, USA

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13858

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