Name:
James T. Carter
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
6950609
Unit:
545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-07-04
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas
Plot:
U
Row:
O
Grave:
73
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Sgt James T. Carter, belly gunner of the B-17 42-3235 “Lakanuki”, took off from station 106 in Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over LeMans. They were shot down by a German Fw190-A5 piloted by Uffz Wolfgang Ortlepp of the JG2/Stab at 28000 feet. Only the tail gunner, SSgt Butcher, managed to bail out successfully.