Information obtained from MACR #4821 (Missing Air Crew Report)
Name: Joseph Francis Carr
Position: Radio Operator
Type of Aircraft: Boeing B-17G
Aircraft Serial Number: #42-97361
Nickname of the aircraft: Possibly "The Punched Fowl" (conflicting historical accounts)
Unit: 8th Air Force / 728 HB Squadron / 452nd Heavy Bomber Group / RAF Airfield Deopham Green (Norfolk, England)
Final Mission: Bombardment of Oil Refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia
Shot down: 12 May 1944 (on 12th May 1944 the 452nd lost more aircraft than any other day during the war). The aircraft exploded during a fighter attack between Koblenz and Frankfurt.
Crash Site: 2km southeast of Ohren, near Limburg, Germany
Crew: 10 total, 6 captured (POWs) four killed (FOD) finding of death:
2nd Lt. Alexander J. Halbleib, Jr (Pilot) - POW
2nd Lt. Charles H. Shulman (Bombardier) -
F/O George B. Kelly (Co-Pilot)- POW
F/O Samuel K. Kniffen (Navigator) - POW
S/Sgt. Edward R. Binkele (Engineer/Top Turret)- POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Carr (Radio Operator) - KIA
Sgt. Francis J. Nadar (Ball Turret Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Willard D. Morgan (Left Waist Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Wilbur R. Postlewaite (Right Waist Gunner) - POW
Sgt. Patrick J. McDonough (Tail Gunner) - KIA
Joseph F. Carr died on his eight mission. He was 29 years old. His previous mission included:
25 April 1944 Dijon, France
26 April 1944 Fallersleben, Germany
29 April 1944 Berlin, Germany
1 May 1944 Brussels, Belgium
7 May 1944 Berlin, Germany
8 May 1944 Cherbourg, France
11 May 1944 Burssels, Belgium
Place of Burial: (Initial burial by Germans) Community Cemetery at Ohren. The crew's remains were recovered and relocated to the United States in 1950. An administrative decision was made to intern the two airmen at the Long Island cemetery.
Name: Joseph Francis Carr
Position: Radio Operator
Type of Aircraft: Boeing B-17G
Aircraft Serial Number: #42-97361
Nickname of the aircraft: Possibly "The Punched Fowl" (conflicting historical accounts)
Unit: 8th Air Force / 728 HB Squadron / 452nd Heavy Bomber Group / RAF Airfield Deopham Green (Norfolk, England)
Final Mission: Bombardment of Oil Refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia
Shot down: 12 May 1944 (on 12th May 1944 the 452nd lost more aircraft than any other day during the war). The aircraft exploded during a fighter attack between Koblenz and Frankfurt.
Crash Site: 2km southeast of Ohren, near Limburg, Germany
Crew: 10 total, 6 captured (POWs) four killed (FOD) finding of death:
2nd Lt. Alexander J. Halbleib, Jr (Pilot) - POW
2nd Lt. Charles H. Shulman (Bombardier) -
F/O George B. Kelly (Co-Pilot)- POW
F/O Samuel K. Kniffen (Navigator) - POW
S/Sgt. Edward R. Binkele (Engineer/Top Turret)- POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Carr (Radio Operator) - KIA
Sgt. Francis J. Nadar (Ball Turret Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Willard D. Morgan (Left Waist Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Wilbur R. Postlewaite (Right Waist Gunner) - POW
Sgt. Patrick J. McDonough (Tail Gunner) - KIA
Joseph F. Carr died on his eight mission. He was 29 years old. His previous mission included:
25 April 1944 Dijon, France
26 April 1944 Fallersleben, Germany
29 April 1944 Berlin, Germany
1 May 1944 Brussels, Belgium
7 May 1944 Berlin, Germany
8 May 1944 Cherbourg, France
11 May 1944 Burssels, Belgium
Place of Burial: (Initial burial by Germans) Community Cemetery at Ohren. The crew's remains were recovered and relocated to the United States in 1950. An administrative decision was made to intern the two airmen at the Long Island cemetery.
Information obtained from MACR #4821 (Missing Air Crew Report)
Name: Joseph Francis Carr
Position: Radio Operator
Type of Aircraft: Boeing B-17G
Aircraft Serial Number: #42-97361
Nickname of the aircraft: Possibly "The Punched Fowl" (conflicting historical accounts)
Unit: 8th Air Force / 728 HB Squadron / 452nd Heavy Bomber Group / RAF Airfield Deopham Green (Norfolk, England)
Final Mission: Bombardment of Oil Refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia
Shot down: 12 May 1944 (on 12th May 1944 the 452nd lost more aircraft than any other day during the war). The aircraft exploded during a fighter attack between Koblenz and Frankfurt.
Crash Site: 2km southeast of Ohren, near Limburg, Germany
Crew: 10 total, 6 captured (POWs) four killed (FOD) finding of death:
2nd Lt. Alexander J. Halbleib, Jr (Pilot) - POW
2nd Lt. Charles H. Shulman (Bombardier) -
F/O George B. Kelly (Co-Pilot)- POW
F/O Samuel K. Kniffen (Navigator) - POW
S/Sgt. Edward R. Binkele (Engineer/Top Turret)- POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Carr (Radio Operator) - KIA
Sgt. Francis J. Nadar (Ball Turret Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Willard D. Morgan (Left Waist Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Wilbur R. Postlewaite (Right Waist Gunner) - POW
Sgt. Patrick J. McDonough (Tail Gunner) - KIA
Joseph F. Carr died on his eight mission. He was 29 years old. His previous mission included:
25 April 1944 Dijon, France
26 April 1944 Fallersleben, Germany
29 April 1944 Berlin, Germany
1 May 1944 Brussels, Belgium
7 May 1944 Berlin, Germany
8 May 1944 Cherbourg, France
11 May 1944 Burssels, Belgium
Place of Burial: (Initial burial by Germans) Community Cemetery at Ohren. The crew's remains were recovered and relocated to the United States in 1950. An administrative decision was made to intern the two airmen at the Long Island cemetery.
Name: Joseph Francis Carr
Position: Radio Operator
Type of Aircraft: Boeing B-17G
Aircraft Serial Number: #42-97361
Nickname of the aircraft: Possibly "The Punched Fowl" (conflicting historical accounts)
Unit: 8th Air Force / 728 HB Squadron / 452nd Heavy Bomber Group / RAF Airfield Deopham Green (Norfolk, England)
Final Mission: Bombardment of Oil Refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia
Shot down: 12 May 1944 (on 12th May 1944 the 452nd lost more aircraft than any other day during the war). The aircraft exploded during a fighter attack between Koblenz and Frankfurt.
Crash Site: 2km southeast of Ohren, near Limburg, Germany
Crew: 10 total, 6 captured (POWs) four killed (FOD) finding of death:
2nd Lt. Alexander J. Halbleib, Jr (Pilot) - POW
2nd Lt. Charles H. Shulman (Bombardier) -
F/O George B. Kelly (Co-Pilot)- POW
F/O Samuel K. Kniffen (Navigator) - POW
S/Sgt. Edward R. Binkele (Engineer/Top Turret)- POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Carr (Radio Operator) - KIA
Sgt. Francis J. Nadar (Ball Turret Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Willard D. Morgan (Left Waist Gunner) - KIA
Sgt. Wilbur R. Postlewaite (Right Waist Gunner) - POW
Sgt. Patrick J. McDonough (Tail Gunner) - KIA
Joseph F. Carr died on his eight mission. He was 29 years old. His previous mission included:
25 April 1944 Dijon, France
26 April 1944 Fallersleben, Germany
29 April 1944 Berlin, Germany
1 May 1944 Brussels, Belgium
7 May 1944 Berlin, Germany
8 May 1944 Cherbourg, France
11 May 1944 Burssels, Belgium
Place of Burial: (Initial burial by Germans) Community Cemetery at Ohren. The crew's remains were recovered and relocated to the United States in 1950. An administrative decision was made to intern the two airmen at the Long Island cemetery.
Inscription
JOSEPH F. CARR, STAFF SERGEANT, PATRICK J. McDONOUGH, SERGEANT, AIR CORPS, MAY 12, 1944
Gravesite Details
Willard D. Morgan's memorial: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87481901. Francis J. Nader's memorial: http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-margraten-n/50019-nader-francis-j
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