Wesley E Carter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 12 September 1944 in B-17 #4338308. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 September 1944

Born

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Buried

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8868 / MACR 8868, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database