Supports 9 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 670
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Sgt. Roy W. Carpenter served as bombardier. He bailed out first through the nose wheel hatch and successfully evaded capture after the aircraft was lost on 2 March 1944.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Bombardier
Serial Number
O-690546
Hometown
Chicago, IL, IL
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.
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Supports 6 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 826
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Supports 4 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
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record