Name:
Robert Taylor Carter
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
18051460
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-03-08
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, Oklahoma
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Robert Taylor Carter was born on June 18, 1919 in Folsom, Johnston County, Oklahoma. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant and an Enginner of an aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 8, 1944 in Berlin, Germany at the age of 24 and is now buried in the Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA. Ssgt Carter was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.