Richard L Carroll

Military

2nd Lt RICHARD CARROLL was assigned or attached to the 459th Bombardment Group on 16 June 1944 according to a 27 October 1944 dated document subject roster of personnel sent to the commanding general NATOUSA.



2 July 1944 - Flying 41-29438. Prisoner of war.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 459th Bomb Group 756th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

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Prisoner of war

2 July 1944 - 20 July 1945

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Information supplied by his daughter, Jane Young, Roseville MN.;
https://www.459bg.org/Carroll_Richard_C5317_459BG.cfm;
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