Leroy Alfred Carpenter Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 53474 - Capt Lt Leroy A Carpenter, 4FG.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Freelance mission to Kbely. A/C struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely airdrome, Czechoslovakia. When last heard from he was south of the airdrome at 2700’ steering 270°, his oil pressure at zero. Pilot Capt Leroy A Carpenter Jr KIA. 16-Apr-1945. MACR 14123.
Awards: AM (7 OLC), PH, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Austin, Texas, USA | 8 July 1918 | Son of LeRoy Alfred and Bessie Lee [Dixson] Carpenter. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 September 1944 - 16 April 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Herford, Germany | 16 April 1945 - 16 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Freelance mission to Kbely. A/C struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely airdrome, Czechoslovakia. When last heard from he was south of the airdrome at 2700’ steering 270°, his oil pressure at zero. Pilot Capt Leroy A Carpenter Jr KIA. 16-Apr-45. MACR 14123. |
| Austin, TX, USA | |||
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France Section E Row 36 Grave 21 | |
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Enlisted |
Texas, USA | Texas |
Revisions
Brought in sources from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14123 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
MACR 14123 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
