Ashton Ellsworth Carter
Military
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UPL 48793
SSGT Ashton Ellsworth Carter
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA - 18 March 1945
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA - 18 March 1945
SSGT Ashton E. Carter had completed an 18 month combat tour in the SW Pacific with the 3rd Bomb Group - 90th Bomb Squadron. He was flying his 25th mission of his 2nd combat tour when he was KIA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35041517 / 0-684243
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688692
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Keene, New Hampshire | 25 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Manchester, New Hampshire | 20 November 1940 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Foret de Parrov, France | 28 September 1944 | |
Died |
Johannisberg, Germany | 18 March 1945 | |
Buried |
11 October 1949 | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Plot J, 15383 |