Find-A-Grave Memorial ID: 54799518 - memorial in Oklahoma
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until July 26, 1946.
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Husband of Arline Blackwell who resided in Lexington, Oklahoma.
Carl served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cleveland County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 6, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
Carl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663470
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Find-A-Grave Memorial ID: 54799518 - memorial in Oklahoma
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until July 26, 1946.
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Husband of Arline Blackwell who resided in Lexington, Oklahoma.
Carl served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cleveland County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 6, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
Carl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663470
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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