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1Lt Carroll Arthur Michels

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1Lt Carroll Arthur Michels

Birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Death
3 Mar 1945 (aged 27)
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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1st/Lt. Carroll A. Michels KIA
Hometown: Indiana
Squadron: 715th BS 448th Bomb Group
Service # O1844474
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot

Target: Magdeburg Germany Rothensee Oil Refinery
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Mar-45
Serial Number: 42-51247
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Germany
Cause: Mid air collision with another B 24 from the same group. (Source) Mighty Eighth War Diary

448 Bg lost 2 ships on this mission apparently in a collision over target.

Crew of 41-29485,
1st/Lt Carroll A. Michels
2nd/Lt. James W. Guynes, Jr
2nd/Lt. James M Larson
Fl. Of. Adam G. Kadehjian
S/Sgt. Lloyd E. Newton
S/Sgt. Edmund A. Schierenbeck
Sgt. John E. Schilling
Pvt. James M. Hammond Jr
Pvt. Joseph H. Mull Jr.
1st/Lt. Carroll A. Michels KIA
Hometown: Indiana
Squadron: 715th BS 448th Bomb Group
Service # O1844474
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot

Target: Magdeburg Germany Rothensee Oil Refinery
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Mar-45
Serial Number: 42-51247
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Germany
Cause: Mid air collision with another B 24 from the same group. (Source) Mighty Eighth War Diary

448 Bg lost 2 ships on this mission apparently in a collision over target.

Crew of 41-29485,
1st/Lt Carroll A. Michels
2nd/Lt. James W. Guynes, Jr
2nd/Lt. James M Larson
Fl. Of. Adam G. Kadehjian
S/Sgt. Lloyd E. Newton
S/Sgt. Edmund A. Schierenbeck
Sgt. John E. Schilling
Pvt. James M. Hammond Jr
Pvt. Joseph H. Mull Jr.

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Entered the service from Indiana.

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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56301813/carroll_arthur-michels: accessed ), memorial page for 1Lt Carroll Arthur Michels (4 Apr 1917–3 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56301813, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).