Personal File · AirmanPrisoner of War

Henry G. Karpf.

Nose Gunner

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt. Henry G. Karpf (12129010) served as nose turret gunner. He bailed out third through the nose wheel hatch and was taken prisoner of war. He reported leaving the formation near Abbeville, France.

Karpf completed a casualty questionnaire in which he noted that the evaders from the crew included Lt. Heinke, Lt. Roy Carpenter, T/Sgt. Robert Kujawitz, and T/Sgt. Anthony Paladino. The prisoners included himself, S/Sgt. Michael Shiwarski, F/O Robert Burke, S/Sgt. Oscar Wagelie, and S/Sgt. Arthur Crocker. He also reported that Lt. Heinke was later killed at Tyndall Field, Florida, in August 1945.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Nose Gunner
Serial Number
12129010

Missions flown.

4 catalogued · 02 Mar 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Read the records.

3 documents

Original documents behind what this page says about this airman — reports, records, and histories the archive holds and is free to reproduce. Check the sources for yourself.

Supports 6 facts

Escape and Evasion Report 670

Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Supports 6 facts

Escape and Evasion Report 826

Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Supports 5 facts

Missing Air Crew Report 2907

Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record