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CAROTHERS, John Minott - Date of
birth
2 May 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-887819 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
503rd Fighter Squadron,
339th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
27 August 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Husum, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis M. Carothers (father)
Edna I. (Minott) Carothers (mother)
Francis R. Carothers (brother)
Katherine L. Carothers (sister)
Doris K. (Finger) Carothers (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-103325 -
Data
Type: P-51C
Nickname: Reddy Teddy
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 8309
More information
Statement of Capt Enoch B. Stephenson who flew in the same mission: "Approximately 1315 hrs, Lt Carothers called and said that his engine has quit and that he was going to bail out. About five minutes later, he called gaspump for homing. I called him back and told him to steer 250 degrees. About two minutes later I called him on D channel and he said that he was going on channel B and call Mayday. That was the last thing that I heard of him."The airplane probably crashed into the North Sea.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com / www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees