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Personal info

Full name
CARR, Earl Albert
Date of birth
12 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
O-694434
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
763rd Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 August 1944
Place of death
Popesti, Prahova, Rumania

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 42 26

Immediate family

Members
Earl A. Carr (father)
Lael B. (Church) Carr (mother)
Ralph Carr (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-50909
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Ploesti, Rumania
MACR: 15243

More information

I was flying number 4 position in the second box of the first attack unit. Lt Guida was flying number 3 in the same box. A burst of flak went off directly under his ship before he had a chance to get bombs away. He fell out of formation to the left and I told my waist gunners to watch him. They said he went straight down for a while and then burst into flames. They saw no chutes. Later as we rallied to the right my co-pilot saw seven chutes, whether they came from Guida's plane or not we do not know.
Statement from 1st Lt Francis E. Galarneau. AC, 0529773.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Robert, Thomas, R. Alan & Jon, Nephews, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-11, Childress Army Air Field, Texas