Joseph S Carbonella
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo source: Joanne Kledaras
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Object Number - UPL 32348 - SSgt Joseph S Carbonella Photo source: Joanne Kledaras
Damaged by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31120 attempted to return to England but crashed into the Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
Staff Sergeant Joseph S. Carbonella was born on August 16, 1923, the son of Michael and Victoria Carbonella. His hometown was Hamden, Connecticut.
On March 23, 1944, his B-17, tail #42-3112, ditched in the North Sea. A rescue launch went out to meet the men, but it caught fire and sunk. When another rescue boat searched the area, no one from the downed crew could be found. SSGT Carbonella’s unit was the 94th Bomb Group, 410th Bomb Squadron.
No remains of any member of this crew were ever recovered.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hamden, Connecticut, USA | 16 August 1923 | Staff Sergeant Joseph S. Carbonella was born on August 16, 1923, the son of Michael and Victoria Carbonella. His hometown was Hamden, Connecticut. |
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Died |
23 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
No remains of any member of this crew were ever recovered. | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 | On March 23, 1944, his B-17, tail #42-3112, ditched in the North Sea. A rescue launch went out to meet the men, but it caught fire and sunk. When another rescue boat searched the area, no one from the downed crew could be found. SSGT Carbonella’s unit was the 94th Bomb Group, 410th Bomb Squadron. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3534 / MACR 3534, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
