Willis Calvert Carlisle Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURI am the cousin of Willis C. Carlisle Jr and want to add this photo of him on his page
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Pilot fatally wounded by fighter attack in B-17 42-29866 'Judy B' on Hamburg mission. Took deflected round (ricocheted off co-pilots seat) in back. Crew fought off fighters and co-pilot returned A/C to base 25-Jul-43 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paddy Gremlin
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Saratoga, TX | 4 May 1920 | Son of Willis Calvert Sr and Corrie E. Carlisle |
Died |
Hamburg, Germany | 25 July 1943 | |
Buried |
26 July 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery | |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio, Bexar County, TX | Re-Interred Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | |
Based |
Kimbolton | 25 July 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Married |
Married Ruth Maercky. |
Revisions
I am the cousin of Willis C. Carlisle Jr. and in the EVENT section, the person listed as his
mother, my aunt, is incorrect. His father was Willis C. Carlisle Sr. and his mother was
Corrie E. Carlisle. ( Not, as listed, Lyda B. Carlisle, who was my uncle's 2nd wife )
I am the cousin of Willis C Carlisle Jr and I wanted to edit a mistake I found under the
EVENT title. My cousin Willis, whom we called Sonny Boy, was the son of my uncle
Willis C Carlisle Sr. and Corrie Elizabeth Carlisle ( NOT Lyda B Carlisle who was uncle Willis's 2nd wife )
sincerly
Dianna Cruz
Skypilot
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310952987?rec=300715915
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 194
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/464373/willis-c-carlisle
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 503, WWII Memorial