John E Carpenter Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 16 February 1943 in B-17 #41-24611 'Boomerang'. Assigned target was submarine pens at St. Nazaire, France. Downed by fighters about 17 miles east of Vannes, FR. Of the crew, 1 Killed in Action (KIA), 8 Prisoner of War (POW). and 2 Evaded (EVD).



Purple Heart, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

16 February 1943

Born

Whitesboro, TX 76273, USA 18 January 2018 1940 graduate Texas A&M University as engineer. Graduated #1 in navigator class.

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France, G-12-10

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorTexasBob
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From his nephew, Bob Ricks. Jack was my mother's only sibling.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16236 Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Heys p. 78