Carrado Peter Daniel

Name:

Peter Daniel Carrado

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

31168675

Unit:

603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-05-24

State:

Connecticut

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Ličge, Ličge, Belgium

Plot:

C

Row:

30

Grave:

2

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Peter Daniel Carrado was born on July 4, 1918, in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. He was the son of Anthony Carrado and Carmelia Carrado. He served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of B-17 #42-107231 during World War II.

On May 24, 1944, B-17 #42-107231 participated in a bombing mission over Berlin. During the mission, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire (flak), which struck engines #3 and #4. The damage caused the aircraft to explode and crash near the Jungfernheide railway station in Berlin. Eight of the crew members were killed in action, and the remaining were taken as prisoners of war.

SSgt Carrado was among those who lost their lives in the crash and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Ličge, Ličge, Belgium. Peter D. Carrado's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 3 (right), on Butterfly 24, in the top right wing (section B).

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, www.398th.org