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Personal info

Full name
CARTER, Norman Lee
Date of birth
1 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Adair, Mayes County, Oklahoma
Hometown
El Paso County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
17088684
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
863rd Bombardment Squadron,
493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Near Magdeburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 18 13

Immediate family

Members
Agile J. Carter (father)
Neva E. Carter (mother)
Ida E. Carter (sister)
Mary J. Carter (sister)
Norma E. Carter (sister)
Betty R. Carter (sister)
Agile A. Carter (brother)
Barbara L. Carter (sister)
Velma K. Carter (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38295
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
MACR: 8867

More information

S/Sgt Norma L. Carter graduated from Keokuk High School where he played basketball, baseball and football.

E/A caused fire on No. 3 engine and top of fuselage on what was believed to be A/C 295. Pilot slipped to right and under formation. From one to two crewmen were believed to have jumped. No chutes were seen to have opened as A/C 264 passed over stricken aircraft and no further observations could be made. Lt. Durgin believes crewmen were making delayed jumps.

The pictures were taken in high school in 1936.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1940 census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Keokuk High School, yearbook 1936