Carl Franklin Ober was born on December 2, 1925, in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Harry G. Ober and Katherine Elizabeth Epler Ober. He served in the 826th Bomber Squadron, 484th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Upper Turret Gunner of B-24J #42-51967 nicknamed ''Strange Cargo'' during World War II.
On March 4, 1945, the B-24 Strange Cargo was hit by flak during a bombing mission over Graz, Austria, tearing off its nose turret and sending it into a spin. Two crew members died in the aircraft, while others bailed out. Of those who parachuted to safety, two were taken as POWs, but four were murdered after capture. When local police refused an SS order to execute the Americans, a German soldier killed four of them.
Sgt Ober was reported Missing in Action and officially declared on March 4, 1945. His name is memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Cittą Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.
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Ober Carl Franklin
Name:
Carl Franklin Ober
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
33775124
Unit:
826th Bomber Squadron, 484th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-04
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Cittą Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
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