Raymond Clifford Carnes
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UPL 72428
UPL 72428
S/Sgt Raymond C. Carnes
Raymond Clifford Carnes
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Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-39937. Suffered broken back in forced landing, dying in Frankfurt hospital of his wounds several days after crash.
Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron 730th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
23 February 1922 | ||
Enlisted |
San Antonio, Texas | 29 October 1942 | EnlistedSan Antonio, Texas |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
18 May 1944 | Died of Wounds, suffered a broken back in the forced landing, died in Frankfurt Hospital several days after crash.Killed in Action (KIA)Rudersdorf, Austria | |
Buried |
Frankfurt am Main Cemetery | 19 May 1944 | InterredFrankfurt am Main cemetery |
Buried |
1 January 1949 | Re-InterredFort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio, Texas |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
1999 Unit Roster, MACR 4818 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia