Gates Chapman Carey
MilitaryAssigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts, flying B-29's and C-54's. Retired from USAF in 1971 at rank of Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Athens, MI | 12 November 1919 | Son of Leon A and Esther G [Chapman] Carey. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Custer, MI | 8 December 1941 | Fort Custer, Michigan |
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Died |
East Jordan, MI | 8 November 2013 | |
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Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI | 11 November 2013 | Elmwood Cemetery Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…