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FELTON, Carl Henry Jr - Date of
birth
18 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Springville, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Springville, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-801447 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
360th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1944 - Place of
death
Tressin, 8 km east of Lille, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl H. Felton (father)
Louise M. Felton (mother)
Mary L. Felton (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31432 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Old Glory
Destination: Lille, France
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 6541
More information
2Lt Carl Felton attended attended University of Michigan and was a chemist.The airplane received a direct hit from flak, just after bombs away. It was hit just back of #3 engine, probably in the gas tank. Immediately it burst into flames, spun off to the right and went down. Both wings snapped off as it went down.
Only T/Sgt Robert H. Johnson bailed out could and evaded capture. The remaining eight crew members were killed in the crash. They were initially buried at the village cemetery of Tressin on 23 June 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR,
www.303rdbg.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, University of Michigan
Photo source: Peter Schouteten