Carl Leon Denny
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E Johnston.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Tech Sgt Stan Williams, Unkn, Unkn.
Added Tech Sgt Stan Williams to Flying Jenny Crew Photograph.
Object Number - UPL 39917 - B-17 42-5829 'Flying Jenny' 525BS, 379BG - Lt Hoveland crew. Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E...
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1361
Awards: 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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19059415 / O-731871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gay Cabelleros
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Roodhouse, Greene County, IL | 23 May 1919 | Son of Carl Edward and Ruby Ellen [Alred] Denny. Brother of James Edward Denny and Elana Louise [Denny] Sorrells. |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 29 December 1941 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Died |
Liege, Belgium | 30 July 1943 | Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1361 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 30 July 1943 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Antwerp, Belgium | Interred Antwerp cemetery. | |
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Buried |
Fernwood Cemetery, Roodhouse, Greene County, IL | Re-Interred Fernwood Cemetery Roodhouse, Greene County, IL | |
| Los Angeles, CA | At time of draft registration resided Los Angeles, CA worked at Super Cold Corp., LA, CA. His Aunt Nita Marie Heneryson was his contact, so he was staying with her. |
Revisions
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http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=24…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62709921/carl-l-denny
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database