John Merril Carter
Military
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FRE 584
Ground crew of the 25th Bomb Group spray foam onto the crashed Mosquito (serial number NS748) at Watton, 19 April 1945. The pilot was Lt John Merrill Carter. The aircraft made a "ground loop" at Watton, UK on 19 April 1945.
Official caption printed on image: '(G-AD-[illegible])(19-4-45)(MOS.748CRASH)(REST.)' Roger Freeman Collection
Official caption printed on image: '(G-AD-[illegible])(19-4-45)(MOS.748CRASH)(REST.)' Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo.
Assigned to 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 missions in B-17's as Co-pilot. 2nd tour as pilot of weather reconnaissance mission Mosquito's, assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Etna, ME | 24 October 1920 | Son of John Elmer and Lena [Sylvester] Carter. |
Other Married |
Maine | 19 June 1947 | Married Joyce Ramsay on 19-Jun-47. |
Died |
Piper Shores, ME | 7 October 2018 | |
Buried |
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, ME | 11 October 2018 | Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine |
Based |
Rattlesden | Assigned to 447BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Watton | Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Returned ZI |
Returned to USA on Queen Mary, learning bridge, a lifelong passion. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945