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Personal info

Full name
CARSON, Stanley Paul
Date of birth
24 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Woodburn, Clarke County, Iowa
Hometown
Woodburn, Clarke County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37683440
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
418th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Wesseloh, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 14 27

Immediate family

Members
Charles M. Carson (father)
Dolly E. (Page) Carson (mother)
Charles R. Carson (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38215
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Gumblin' Gremlin
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania oil refinery
MACR: 11364

More information

S/Sgt Stanley Carsonworked on a farm.

He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 20 January 1944.

The airplane sustained a direct flak hit on #2 engine which began to smoke and finally stopped. Then the airplane was attacked by enemy fighters as it began to lag. One engine bursted into flames and a moment later the airplane exploded. Four crewmembers were taken prisoner, five were killed. The killed crew members were initially buried at the cemetery of Wintermoor on 4 February 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans,Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://aad.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.100thbg.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.100thbg.com