Name | Carter, James Kane ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39620194 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #116 dated 19 June 1944, effective 19 June 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 10 January 1945 |
Results |
Missing In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 11578⇓ (6.263 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Minor, Henry W, Jr⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Mayner, John Robert, Jr, "Whitey"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Uriwal, Alfons Francis, "Al"⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Gray, William Emery, III⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
S/SGT. Barth, Raymond Ernest⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Darby, Phillip Storey⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Marmozewicz, Joseph J⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Carter, James Kane | Tail Gunner | MIA |
SGT. Harfman, Lavern Frank⇗ | Flexible Gunner | MIA |
SGT. Guider, Robert Harwood⇗ | Flexible Gunner | MIA |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102518. Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare, 41st B wing; joined formation. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6135⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing Deputy, Hot Camera Ship. Dropped bombs early. Sortie Report⇗ |
175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C wing, low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Assumed lead at IP for a Gee-H bombing run. The Gee-H equipment malfunctioned, so bombing was by PFF on the wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38721⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Left formation 20 minutes prior to the IP, apparently due to flak damage. No communication was received from this aircraft regarding the abort. Crash site and fate of crew are unknown. MACR 11578 Sortie Report⇗ |