Carl Raymond Alfred was born on December 31, 1917, in Monroe Township, Madison County, Iowa. He was the son of Albia Lawrence Alfred and Rozetta Estella Daggett Alfred.

Carl served in the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a Captain during World War II. He was Killed in Action on April 16, 1945, when his aircraft (P-51 Mustang #44-72523) was struck in the coolant system by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome in the Czech Republic. Shortly after turning for home, his aircraft went into a shallow dive before sharply rolling to starboard and diving vertically into the ground 20 miles southeast of the airdrome. Lack of voice communication after he turned for home led his wingman to believe Capt. Alfred had been badly wounded by flak.

Cpt Alfred is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, 4thfightergroupassociation.org