Son of Fred H. Donnell, Sr. who resided in Guy, Arkansas.
Carl served as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Candy's Dandy" # 42-97071, 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Arkansas prior to the war.
Carl was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was rammed by a German Messerschmitt 109 fighter and crashed near Steinhuder Lake, near Hannover, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 38516351
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G # 42-97071:
Briggs, Leon E ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Oklahoma
Burbach, William J ~ FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
Calder, Arthur R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Carr, Kenneth R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Cary, Dwayne H ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Donnell, Carl J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Haller, Joseph C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Hoffman, Victor ~ FO, Bombardier, New York
Piepgras, Leonard ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Minnesota
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Carl served as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Candy's Dandy" # 42-97071, 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Arkansas prior to the war.
Carl was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was rammed by a German Messerschmitt 109 fighter and crashed near Steinhuder Lake, near Hannover, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 38516351
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G # 42-97071:
Briggs, Leon E ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Oklahoma
Burbach, William J ~ FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
Calder, Arthur R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Carr, Kenneth R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Cary, Dwayne H ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Donnell, Carl J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Haller, Joseph C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Hoffman, Victor ~ FO, Bombardier, New York
Piepgras, Leonard ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Minnesota
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Son of Fred H. Donnell, Sr. who resided in Guy, Arkansas.
Carl served as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Candy's Dandy" # 42-97071, 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Arkansas prior to the war.
Carl was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was rammed by a German Messerschmitt 109 fighter and crashed near Steinhuder Lake, near Hannover, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 38516351
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G # 42-97071:
Briggs, Leon E ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Oklahoma
Burbach, William J ~ FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
Calder, Arthur R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Carr, Kenneth R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Cary, Dwayne H ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Donnell, Carl J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Haller, Joseph C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Hoffman, Victor ~ FO, Bombardier, New York
Piepgras, Leonard ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Minnesota
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Carl served as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Candy's Dandy" # 42-97071, 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Arkansas prior to the war.
Carl was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was rammed by a German Messerschmitt 109 fighter and crashed near Steinhuder Lake, near Hannover, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 38516351
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G # 42-97071:
Briggs, Leon E ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Oklahoma
Burbach, William J ~ FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
Calder, Arthur R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Carr, Kenneth R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Cary, Dwayne H ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Donnell, Carl J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Haller, Joseph C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Hoffman, Victor ~ FO, Bombardier, New York
Piepgras, Leonard ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Minnesota
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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