Carl Herman Cameron Jr

Military
media-51247.jpeg UPL 51247 Carl H. Cameron Jr

Object Number - UPL 51247 - Carl H. Cameron Jr

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. On 7-Apr-43, B-17 #2-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe. RTD



On 28-Jun-43 B-17 #42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay out of fuel. All on board returned. RTD



On 28-Jul-43, as Top Turret Gunner B-17 #42-30219 hit by fighters, Oschersleben. Oxygen and Intercom shot out, Cameron was 1 of 3 crew who baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). Aircraft crash landed at Framlingham with no crew injuries. MACR 215.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791163
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: T'aint A Bird
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Harley Charley
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Taint A Bird/Lee L

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Morristown, TN 5 April 1923 Son of Carl Herman Sr and Cora Lee [Bartley] Cameron.

Enlisted

Richmond, VA 7 February 1942 Richmond, Virginia

Other

Baled out

Oschersleben, Germany 28 July 1943 A/C Battle damaged, Oschersleben 28/7/43. Oxygen and Intercom shot out, Cameron 1 of 3 crew baled out.

Other

Prisoner Of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 28 July 1943 Prisoner Of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

11 May 2018

Buried

Oaklawn CemeteryJacksonville, Duval County, FL 17 May 2018 Oaklawn Cemetery Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida

Based

Horham 28 July 1943 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from pre-existing record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 169, 204

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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