Ober, Carl Franklin – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, Sergeant Carl Franklin Ober.

Unit/Placed in, 826th Bomber Squadron, 484th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Carl was born approx. on Dec. 2, 1925 in Pennsylvania.

Father, Harry Ober.

Mother, Kathryn Ober.

Sister, Miriam Ober.

Brothers, Robert and Harold Ober.

Carl entered the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 33775124.

Carl’s crewmembers and their position onboard the B-24 were,

2nd Lt. James M. Crockett Pilot

2nd Lt. McDonell Moore Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Henry B. Bottoms Navigator

2nd Lt. Oscar H. Ness Bombardier

Sgt. Charles R. Westbrook Engineer/Right Waist Gunner

Sgt. Stefan Cudrak Radio Operator/Left Waist Gunner

Sgt. Carl F. Ober Top Turret Gunner

Cpl. Harold D. Broccious Nose Gunner

Sgt. Lewis L. Morrow Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Kenneth R. Haver Tail Gunner

Carl was KIA when his plane hit by FLAK and crashed near the Capital (Graz), on March 4, 1945, an Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Carl is buried at Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.

Tablets of the Missing.

Carl has also a Memorial Grave at Bainbridge Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Thanks to 484th.org http://www.484th.org/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYNQ-FXY

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.