John M. Carroll (1910 - 1943)

Born 1910 in New York, United States

Died 1 Aug 1943 at about age 33 in Ploeştiori, Prahova, Romania

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Biography

John Carroll was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States).

John Carroll was awarded the Purple Heart.

John Carroll was awarded the Air Medal.

Tech Sergeant John Carroll served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 16 Dec 1940
Unit(s): 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, Ninth Air Force
Service ended: 1 Aug 1943

Tech Sergeant John Carroll was Killed in Action over Romania in Operation Tidal Wave during World War II.

John was born in 1910 or 1911.

He was killed in action on 1 August 1943 when the B-24, Hell's Wench, crashed in Ploesti, Romania during Operation Tidal Wave. He was the Radio Operator on the bomber. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Purple Heart for the mission. His name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.^[1]

On 23 August 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified his remains, missing from World War II as part of the Ploiești Unknowns Project. He was reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery.^[2][3]

• 1915 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1915"
  New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 03; Assembly District: 04; City: New York; County: Kings; Page: 42; Line Number: 41
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2703 #7537502 (accessed 11 June 2023)
  John Carroll (4) son in household of Patrick Carroll (46) in New York, Kings. Born in United States.
• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1149; Line: 84; FHL microfilm: 1821149; Record number: 32282;
  FamilySearch Record: MJ5M-8K8 (accessed 11 June 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXB-2SX Image number 00692
  John Carroll (9), single son, in household of Patrick J Carroll (50) in Kings, New York, United States. Born in New York.
• 1925 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1925"
  New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 64; Assembly District: 20; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 14; Line Number: 01
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2704 #19567355 (accessed 11 June 2023)
  John Carroll (14) son in household of Patrick Carrall (55) in Brooklyn, Kings. Born in USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #56362726 (accessed 11 June 2023)
   Memorial page for TSGT John M. Carroll (1910-1 Aug 1943), citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy (plot: Tablets of the Missing); Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).
2. ↑ Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Personnel Profile: T SGT JOHN M CARROLL
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #22465878 (accessed 11 June 2023)
   Memorial page for TSGT John M Carroll (1910-1 Aug 1943), citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA (plot: Section MC, Site 38-A); Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).

• Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  FamilySearch Record: KMX3-R1K (accessed 11 June 2023)
  Military Service Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States; Reel Box Card: 00581.51; Enlistment Year: 1940; Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men); Name: John M Carroll; Civil Occupation Orig: 105; Enlistment Year Orig: 40; Serial Number: 11019924; Education Orig: 4; Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office; Source: Civil Life; Race: White; Branch Code Orig: 20; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Source Orig: 0; Military Service Date: 16 Dec 1940; Birth Place: NEW YORK; Enlistment Term: One year enlistment; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 5; Enlistment Place Orig: 1111; Branch Alpha Orig: AC; Enlistment Day: 16; Birth Date: 1910; Component Orig: 1; Enlistment Term Orig: 1; Education: 4 years of high school; Enlistment Place: BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT; Grade Code: Private; Enlistment Month: Dec; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Enlistment Month Orig: 12; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Branch Code: Air Corps; Military Occupation: 6812.
• SIX LOCAL MEN LISTED BY ARMY AMONG MISSING, The Brooklyn Citizen, Brooklyn, New York, 30 Aug 1943, Mon • Page 3
• 9 Boro, Queens Fliers Honored At Mitchel Field, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 10 Dec 1944, Sun • Page 34
• American Air Museum in Britain - John M. Carroll
• American Battle Monument Commission - John M. Carroll