Name | Carter, T L (IO) |
Rank | Flight Officer / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | T-120976 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | TBD |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 16 August 1943 per General Orders #89, Headquarters 1st Bomb Wing dated 17 August 1943. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 43-06-12-502⇓ (29.679 MB) Wartime Press Releases⇓ (0.763 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ | Pilot | EV |
Flt. Ofcr. Carter, T L (IO) | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Harris, Arthur Claude⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Derer, Joseph, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Sears, William Francis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Thomasson, Edward Arthmur⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Douglas, Rufus James⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
-- | 12 June 1943 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Co-pilot | 42‑30131⇗ |
Involved in a collision with aircraft 42‑30036 on short final while landing at Grafton Underwood after a training mission. Pilot of 42‑30036 (2Lt Ellwood Kowalski) executed a pull-up maneuver upon observing red light from control tower and struck aircraft 42‑30131 which was just above. All five crew aboard Kowalski's aircraft were killed: crew aboard Lt Witt's aircraft survived uninjured. Aircraft 42‑30036 was not following established traffic pattern prior to collision. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because they couldn't keep up with formation; detonation suspected. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3104 which was flown by the Sierens Crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑30043⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back over Yarmouth; could not reach altitude or keep up with formation; lower turret was out and top turret Vickers unit was 'vaporizing' (?). Sortie Report⇗ |
16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Pilot and co-pilot wounded in legs by shrapnel. Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
31⇗ | 10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
32⇗ | 14 October 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Little Staughton. Sortie Report⇗ |
33⇗ | 20 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off A/C Returned early because Bombardier was ill. No crew list found. Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31073⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group, low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37793⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗ |
51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37801⇗ |
High Squadron lead; did not take off due to engine trouble. Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Pilot | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑39962⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |