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CARNAVALE, Lawrence Vasset - Date of
birth
12 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31428519 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
18 May 1945 - Place of
death
Evere, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marion F. (Heath) Carnavale (mother)
Helen Carnavale (sister)
Henry Carnavale (brother)
More information
Pvt Carnavale was a toolmaker.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 23 March 1944.
The flight was with ah British Hudson V9169 detailed to fly from Luneburg, Germany and transport British former POW’s to Brussels, Belgium.
These were nonstop flights continuing night and day, and regarded as an emergency to remove all the POW’s out of Germany as soon as possible.
On this particular flight, there was not enough of the British POW’s available for flight, so American POW’s were boarded.
There were eight passengers on board and five crew members.
Upon landing, the airplane bounced badly and the pilot attempted re-take off, engines gunned, he climbed steeply, fell back in a tail slide, stalled, nosedived to the ground, and burst into flames upon impact. There were no survivors.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.rafcommands.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten