Harold Cleburn Carter
Military
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S/Sgt Harold Cleburn Carter, 343BS, 98BG.
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Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Goddard crew. 10 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 22-Feb-44 in B-24 42-73138; fighters / flak, explosion starboard side of fuselage. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2726
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18065615 / O-725718
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Carrolton, IL | 20 March 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 30 October 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
Died |
Nepomuk, Czech | 22 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 22-Feb-44 in B-24 42-73138; fighters / flak, explosion starboard side of fuselage. KIA MACR 2726 |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | 16 June 1950 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
Based |
Lecce | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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