Clarence W Carter

Military

Shot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 #4230454 'Reluctant Dragon. ' Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIB, Barracks Chief 37B, Group Leader, during forced march from Krems to Braunau, Austria 1945. Liberated by reconnaissance units of U.S. Army's 13th Armored Division near Braunau.

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A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30454

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oelwein, IA 50662, USA

Enlisted

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1943

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Added B to Stalag XVIIB

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Nick Carter April 1, 2017

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Nick Carter April 1, 2017

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 733 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database