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CARROLL, Philip H Jr - Date of
birth
27 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hamburg, Germany -
Hometown
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19169167 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
Flittard, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Philip H. Carroll (father)
Frances N. Carroll (mother)
Patsy Carroll (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38066 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Cologne, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9474
More information
Sgt Philip H. Carroll Jr. graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Reed College. He was born in Germany while his father served on the President Herbert Hoover relief administration following World War I.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Portland, Oregon on 14 October 1942.
He received training in Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado.
Aircraft 43-38066 collided in midair with aircraft 43-38108, probably caused by #108 being caught in the propwash. #066 was chewed up completely. The propellers of the other airplane cut through the radio room.
Eight crew members were killed, one survived and was taken prisoner.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, Newspaper article, American Air Museum
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Guus Peters