Carmen served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24H #42-50307, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kenosha County, Wisconsin and was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard prior to the war.
Carmen left the National Guard prior to the war and then re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 28, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
B-24H #42-50307 took off from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploiești, Romania. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by 8 German fighter's and were seen to burst into flames. They crashed near Ploiesti. No parachutes were seen to leave the B-24.
Carmen was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 9, 1950.
Service # 20656632
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50307:
Armstrong, Bernard F ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, ID
Gentile, Carmen L ~ Sgt, Gunner, WI
Wyatt, Jackson H ~ Sgt, Gunner, TX
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
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Only three airmen on the headstone shown to the right were on B-24H #42-50307 (Armstrong, Gentile, & Wyatt).
The others three airmen perished on B-17G #42-97583.
See Cpt. Ralph L. Robison for more on them.
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Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
He resided in Kenosha County, Wisconsin and was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard prior to the war.
Carmen left the National Guard prior to the war and then re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 28, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
B-24H #42-50307 took off from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploiești, Romania. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by 8 German fighter's and were seen to burst into flames. They crashed near Ploiesti. No parachutes were seen to leave the B-24.
Carmen was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 9, 1950.
Service # 20656632
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50307:
Armstrong, Bernard F ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, ID
Gentile, Carmen L ~ Sgt, Gunner, WI
Wyatt, Jackson H ~ Sgt, Gunner, TX
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Only three airmen on the headstone shown to the right were on B-24H #42-50307 (Armstrong, Gentile, & Wyatt).
The others three airmen perished on B-17G #42-97583.
See Cpt. Ralph L. Robison for more on them.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
Carmen served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24H #42-50307, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kenosha County, Wisconsin and was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard prior to the war.
Carmen left the National Guard prior to the war and then re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 28, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
B-24H #42-50307 took off from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploiești, Romania. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by 8 German fighter's and were seen to burst into flames. They crashed near Ploiesti. No parachutes were seen to leave the B-24.
Carmen was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 9, 1950.
Service # 20656632
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50307:
Armstrong, Bernard F ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, ID
Gentile, Carmen L ~ Sgt, Gunner, WI
Wyatt, Jackson H ~ Sgt, Gunner, TX
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Only three airmen on the headstone shown to the right were on B-24H #42-50307 (Armstrong, Gentile, & Wyatt).
The others three airmen perished on B-17G #42-97583.
See Cpt. Ralph L. Robison for more on them.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
He resided in Kenosha County, Wisconsin and was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard prior to the war.
Carmen left the National Guard prior to the war and then re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 28, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
B-24H #42-50307 took off from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploiești, Romania. After a successful bombing mission they were attacked by 8 German fighter's and were seen to burst into flames. They crashed near Ploiesti. No parachutes were seen to leave the B-24.
Carmen was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 9, 1950.
Service # 20656632
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50307:
Armstrong, Bernard F ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, ID
Gentile, Carmen L ~ Sgt, Gunner, WI
Wyatt, Jackson H ~ Sgt, Gunner, TX
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Only three airmen on the headstone shown to the right were on B-24H #42-50307 (Armstrong, Gentile, & Wyatt).
The others three airmen perished on B-17G #42-97583.
See Cpt. Ralph L. Robison for more on them.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
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