1st Lt. Carson Wilks Carrington, son of C.D.(Jack) Carrington and Mary Wilks Carrington, brother of Iris Nadine Carrington Herring and Rex Owen Carrington. He was my uncle.
Killed in action when his plane was shot down, WWII. Pilot, Lt. Carson W Carrington 344th Bomb Group, 494th Bomb Squadron. 23rd September 1944 shot down by flak over Venlo, Holland in B26 42-107679 K9-M Silver Streaks 60th mission
May 11, 1950
Fulton Sun
Return Body of Pilot to U.S.
Lt. C.W. Carrington
To Be Reburied In Arlington Cemetery
One of Callaway County's war heroes, Lt. Carson W. Carrington, who was killed in Europe on September 23, 1944, will be re-buried in Arlington National Cemetery on May 19, according to word received here by parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.D. (Jack) Carrington.
Lt. Carrington's body had been buried in the United States Military Cemetery in Neuville, en-Condroz, Belgium.
The 24 year-old pilot of a Marauder bomber was one of a six-man crew shot down on a combat mission to Venlo, Holland. He was on this 65th mission. He had entered the Air Force in November, 1940, and had been overseas since February, 1944. He was a graduate of the Fulton High School, had attended the University of Missouri for a year, and had been in the National Guard.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington and their daughter, Mrs. David W. Herring of Robinson, Ill., and their son, Rex Owen Carrington, are planing to go to Washington to attend the services.
Killed in action when his plane was shot down, WWII. Pilot, Lt. Carson W Carrington 344th Bomb Group, 494th Bomb Squadron. 23rd September 1944 shot down by flak over Venlo, Holland in B26 42-107679 K9-M Silver Streaks 60th mission
May 11, 1950
Fulton Sun
Return Body of Pilot to U.S.
Lt. C.W. Carrington
To Be Reburied In Arlington Cemetery
One of Callaway County's war heroes, Lt. Carson W. Carrington, who was killed in Europe on September 23, 1944, will be re-buried in Arlington National Cemetery on May 19, according to word received here by parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.D. (Jack) Carrington.
Lt. Carrington's body had been buried in the United States Military Cemetery in Neuville, en-Condroz, Belgium.
The 24 year-old pilot of a Marauder bomber was one of a six-man crew shot down on a combat mission to Venlo, Holland. He was on this 65th mission. He had entered the Air Force in November, 1940, and had been overseas since February, 1944. He was a graduate of the Fulton High School, had attended the University of Missouri for a year, and had been in the National Guard.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington and their daughter, Mrs. David W. Herring of Robinson, Ill., and their son, Rex Owen Carrington, are planing to go to Washington to attend the services.
1st Lt. Carson Wilks Carrington, son of C.D.(Jack) Carrington and Mary Wilks Carrington, brother of Iris Nadine Carrington Herring and Rex Owen Carrington. He was my uncle.
Killed in action when his plane was shot down, WWII. Pilot, Lt. Carson W Carrington 344th Bomb Group, 494th Bomb Squadron. 23rd September 1944 shot down by flak over Venlo, Holland in B26 42-107679 K9-M Silver Streaks 60th mission
May 11, 1950
Fulton Sun
Return Body of Pilot to U.S.
Lt. C.W. Carrington
To Be Reburied In Arlington Cemetery
One of Callaway County's war heroes, Lt. Carson W. Carrington, who was killed in Europe on September 23, 1944, will be re-buried in Arlington National Cemetery on May 19, according to word received here by parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.D. (Jack) Carrington.
Lt. Carrington's body had been buried in the United States Military Cemetery in Neuville, en-Condroz, Belgium.
The 24 year-old pilot of a Marauder bomber was one of a six-man crew shot down on a combat mission to Venlo, Holland. He was on this 65th mission. He had entered the Air Force in November, 1940, and had been overseas since February, 1944. He was a graduate of the Fulton High School, had attended the University of Missouri for a year, and had been in the National Guard.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington and their daughter, Mrs. David W. Herring of Robinson, Ill., and their son, Rex Owen Carrington, are planing to go to Washington to attend the services.
Killed in action when his plane was shot down, WWII. Pilot, Lt. Carson W Carrington 344th Bomb Group, 494th Bomb Squadron. 23rd September 1944 shot down by flak over Venlo, Holland in B26 42-107679 K9-M Silver Streaks 60th mission
May 11, 1950
Fulton Sun
Return Body of Pilot to U.S.
Lt. C.W. Carrington
To Be Reburied In Arlington Cemetery
One of Callaway County's war heroes, Lt. Carson W. Carrington, who was killed in Europe on September 23, 1944, will be re-buried in Arlington National Cemetery on May 19, according to word received here by parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.D. (Jack) Carrington.
Lt. Carrington's body had been buried in the United States Military Cemetery in Neuville, en-Condroz, Belgium.
The 24 year-old pilot of a Marauder bomber was one of a six-man crew shot down on a combat mission to Venlo, Holland. He was on this 65th mission. He had entered the Air Force in November, 1940, and had been overseas since February, 1944. He was a graduate of the Fulton High School, had attended the University of Missouri for a year, and had been in the National Guard.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington and their daughter, Mrs. David W. Herring of Robinson, Ill., and their son, Rex Owen Carrington, are planing to go to Washington to attend the services.
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