Raymond Carlson

Military
media-30718.jpeg UPL 30718 First Lieutenant Raymond Carlson , 466th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30718 - First Lieutenant Raymond Carlson , 466th Bomb Group.

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The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'
  • Date: 15 October 1944

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Truckin' Gas Haul Mission

02440 Clastres, France 20 September 1944 Took off late in the day. Spent the night in the aircraft at Clastres Airfield

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Truckin' Gas Haul Mission

52100 Saint-Dizier, France 28 September 1944

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Truckin' Gas Haul Mission

Lille, France 30 September 1944 Took off late, had to stay overnight at the airfield. Caught a ride into Lille that night and checked out a local pub. We received a very warm welcome from the local citizens. We took off early the next morning to return to Attlebridge.
Walcott, Iowa
Davenport, IA, USA 1035 W. 14th Street

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Letter from Raymond L. Carlson - 27 May 1988
466th BGA Archives

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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