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CPL Arthur H. Carroll Jr.

Birth
Connecticut, USA
Death
18 Apr 1945 (aged 24)
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Burial
West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section T, St. Augustine Avenue, Lot 1/2-38
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Corporal, 807 Base Unit, Bergstrom Field,
Austin, Texas.

Killed in service while serving in the U.S.
Army Air Corps, when C-46D Commando
#44-77432 crashed on takeoff, due to a
mechanical failure.

Two other airmen were killed, and another
died the following day from injuries.
Apparently, the pilot survived.

Son of Arthur, Sr. and Julia G. Carroll.

The other airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. Charles Bailey
PFC Gerald E Borchard
Pvt. Robert Borge
Corporal, 807 Base Unit, Bergstrom Field,
Austin, Texas.

Killed in service while serving in the U.S.
Army Air Corps, when C-46D Commando
#44-77432 crashed on takeoff, due to a
mechanical failure.

Two other airmen were killed, and another
died the following day from injuries.
Apparently, the pilot survived.

Son of Arthur, Sr. and Julia G. Carroll.

The other airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. Charles Bailey
PFC Gerald E Borchard
Pvt. Robert Borge

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Entered the service from Connecticut; ASN 31275158

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145121910/arthur_h-carroll: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Arthur H. Carroll Jr. (15 Feb 1921–18 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145121910, citing Saint Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).