Edwin E Carmell

Military
media-38107.jpeg UPL 38107 "Crew of the 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Patty Jo'. England, 26 March 1944."

Left to right: 1st Lt. Edwin E. Carmell, Springfield, Massachusetts; 2nd Lt. Morris Traub, Mason City, Iowa; 1st Lt. Leonard E. Ranton, Protland, Oregon; 2nd Lt. George W. Clarke, Memphis, Tennesse; S/Sgt. Robert Baugh, Columbus, Georgia; S/Sgt. Richard E. Grover, Easton, Massachusetts; T/Sgt. Alfred C. Craft, Soper, Oklahoma; S/Sgt. William W. Wright, Westford, Massachusetts; T/Sgt. William B. Ruby, Newberry, Pensylvania; S/Sgt. Norman C. McMichael, Youngstown, Ohio.

Bottisham Airfield Museum. Museum object reference no. BAM_0456

Object Number - UPL 38107 - "Crew of the 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Patty Jo'. England, 26 March 1944." Left to right:...

Edwin Carmell served as a co-pilot with the 563rd Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Knettishall, England.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnamese conflicts rising to the rank of Colonel.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Leonard Erwin Ranton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19047993 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30340

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

42-31176

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-31242

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patty Jo
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ludlow, Massachusetts 5 July 1918

Enlisted

Springfield, MA 7 March 1941 Springfield, MA

Died

Concord, NH 16 November 2004

Buried

Riverside Cemetery, Fort Benton, MT 19 November 2004 Riverside Cemetery Fort Benton Chouteau County Montana, USA Plot: D0025
Springfield, MA, USA

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74465985/edwin-carmell

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