Bernhardt F Carns
Military
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UPL 38255
"Capt Carns and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 September 1944."
Rear L-R: Unkn, Capt Bernhardt F Carns, Unkn, Major Jere W Maupin, Lt James Di Gianni.
Front L-R: Sgt Charles J Dusenberry, Unkn, 1Lt Martin J Wiegler, John L Malone, 2Lt Robert W Howard.
Rear L-R: Unkn, Capt Bernhardt F Carns, Unkn, Major Jere W Maupin, Lt James Di Gianni.
Front L-R: Sgt Charles J Dusenberry, Unkn, 1Lt Martin J Wiegler, John L Malone, 2Lt Robert W Howard.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball / Waist / Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-819979
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33438254
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 16 June 1942 | Chicago Illinois |
Born |
Linn County, IA | Linn County, Iowa | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
GENERAL ORDER #513, HEADQUARTERS 1ST BOMBARDMENT DIVISION, by Brigadier General Turner, 10 November 1944.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=14