Paul D Caldwell
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 15 February 1943 in B-24D 41-23783 'Betty Anne' while serving as Bombardier. Aircraft sustained severe damage from flak over the target at Dunkirk, France and crashed into the sea. No burial record could be located. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Betty Anne
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Dunkirk, France | 15 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft sustained severe damage from flak over the target ar Dunkirk, France and crashed into the sea. His remains have never been recovered. |
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Born |
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
A brief story about the life of 2nd Lt Caldwell was created through the Stories Behind the Stars project (www.storiesbehindthestars.org). Volunteers are making an effort to write the stories of all 400,000+ of the US WWII fallen. Go to https://www.fold3.com/memorial/638728486/paul-d-caldwell/stories
Lt Caldwell is memorialized at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34463783/paul-davis-caldwell
Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2015. Made connection to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; added KIA event, added crew position and loss details to Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p.76 by Bishop and Hey