George Carpenter

George Carpenter's Medals

Assigned Aircraft

AIRCRAFT	SERIAL NUMBER	CALL LETTERS	DATES ASSIGNED	DESCRIPTION	DISPOSITION
Spitfire MkVb	EN918	AV-X	Unk	Unk	1/14/43 nosed over at Debden. Transferred 4/1/43
P-47C	41-6226	WD-I	7/28/43-2/44	Unk	Unk
	41-6226	WD-I	7/28/43-2/44	Unk	Unk
P-51B	43-6575	WD-I	2/28/44-4/11/44	Olive drab and grey	MIA 6/14/44 while flown by C. Garbey (as part of Blue Section that was wiped out while flying low on the deck supporting the D-Day invasion)
	42-106675	WD-I	4/14/44-4/18/44	Natural metal finish	MIA 4/18/44 while flown by G. Carpenter

Victories

(includes only those while in the 4th FG)

	Date	Enemy A/C	Air/Ground	Place	Number
	2/22/44	FW-190	Air	Erkelenz, Ger.	1
	3/18/44	Me-109	Air	20 mi s/w of Saarbrucken, Ger.	1
	3/21/44	FW-190	Air	100 mi north of Bordeaux, Fr.	1
	3/21/44	FW-190	Ground	north of Bordeaux, Fr.	0.5
	3/21/44	FW-190	Air	100 mi north of Bordeaux, Fr.	0.5
	3/21/44	Ju-52	Ground	north of Bordeaux, Fr.	0.33
	3/27/44	FW-190	Air	s/w of Bordeaux, Fr.	1
	3/29/44	He-111	Air	Brunswick area, Ger.	0.33
	4/5/44	Unk	Unk	Unk	1
	4/8/44	FW-190	Unk	Unk	2
	4/12/44	Me-109	Air	10 mi n/w of Brunswick, Ger.	1
	4/13/44	FW-190	Air	20 mi s/w of Schweinfurt, Ger.	1
	4/18/44	Me-109	Air	2 mi n/w of Nauen-Rhin Canal area, Ger.	1
	4/18/44	FW-190	Air	Rathenow area, Ger.	1

TOTAL VICTORIES			4TH FG
Air	Ground	Total	Air	Ground	Total
13.33	4	17.33	13.33	4	17.33

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