Name:
Carl H. Felton Jr.
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-801447
Unit:
360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
B
Row:
44
Grave:
45
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Carl H. Felton Jr., navigator of the B-17 42-31432 “Old Glory”, took off from Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Lille’s railroad infrastructure. Lt Felton died when his plane crashed after being hit by German flak at 1900.