Major Horace E. (Stump) Carswell, Junior, B-24 pilot, killed in action

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Identifier

20038096

Description

Major Horace E. (Stump) Carswell, Junior, B-24 pilot, killed in action. He sank a Japanese cruiser and destroyer October 16 in one of the greatest bombing exploits of the war, gave his life 11 nights later in a a selfless effort to save members of his crew. The 28-year old Fort Worth Texas man, became the ranking hero of the United States 14th Air Force, made his final decision in the highest traditions of the air forces. Carswell and his co-pilot Second lieutenant James L. O'Neal, 26 were nursing the plane to base when the other engines failed and eight crew members bailed out. Three officers remained aboard when the plan crashed in flames on a China mountainside. Carswell and O'Neal could have jumped but they were sweating it out with Second Lieutenant Walter W. Hiller, 28 of Chicago, whose parachute had been so riddled by flak he could not use it. Carswell is in uniform in the portrait photograph. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, November 23, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-11-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-645

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Portrait photographs; Military uniforms; Carswell, Horace E. Jr. (Maj.); Military pilots; War casualties; O'Neal, James L. (2nd. Lt.); Hillier, Walter W. (2nd Lt.); United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 14th