Name:
Carroll F. Salter
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
19015586
Unit:
439th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1942-11-12
State:
South Carolina
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
D
Row:
Grave:
47
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Carroll F. Salter, crewman of the B-26 Marauder 41-17777 "Boogie Woogie", took off from Attelbridge, UK to move Headquarters to North Africa for Operation Torch. However, a Me-109 German fighter shot them down en route.