George Carpenter (pilot)
George Carpenter (1917–2005) was an American pilot who was born in Townville, Pennsylvania and grew up in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1941 but was rejected from flight training because of a reaction to an inoculation. He left the US Army and by Christmas 1941 he had earned his wings in the RCAF. He shipped out to England and was assigned to No. 121 Squadron RAF. He remained with the unit after it was absorbed into the USAAF as a member of 335th Fighter Squadron. He was Squadron Operations Officer from December 1943 until becoming CO of 335 Sq on February 5, 1944.
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George Carpenter (pilot)
George Carpenter (1917–2005) was an American pilot who was born in Townville, Pennsylvania and grew up in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1941 but was rejected from flight training because of a reaction to an inoculation. He left the US Army and by Christmas 1941 he had earned his wings in the RCAF. He shipped out to England and was assigned to No. 121 Squadron RAF. He remained with the unit after it was absorbed into the USAAF as a member of 335th Fighter Squadron. He was Squadron Operations Officer from December 1943 until becoming CO of 335 Sq on February 5, 1944.
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