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CONLEY, Carl Frederick - Date of
birth
29 April 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama -
Hometown
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-689519 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 April 1944 - Place of
death
4 miles north of Siegen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John C. Conley (father)
Bertie D. (Gordon) Conley (mother)
John R. Conley (brother)
Clifton Conley (brother)
Paul Conley (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37783 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Dodie
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 4166
More information
2nd Lt Carl F. Conley attended the Decatur High School with the class of 1939 and was a civil engineer before he joined the Air Corps of the United States Army Reserve in Birgminham, Alabama on 9 July 1942.The airplane was attacked by fighters who damaged #3 engine, and it began to lag behind. Witnesses saw the crew attempting to jettison equipment from the plane. It appears that all ten men did bail out although Sgt McDonald was badly wounded before leaving the ship. Some of the crew felt that Lt Harte & Lt Conley may have been killed by German civilians or soldiers after they landed.
Three crew members were killed, seven were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.100thbg.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-12, San Angelo AAF, Texas, www.ancestry.com - Decatur High School Yearbook 1939