S/Sgt. Carl T. Wells, Jr.-WWII

Born: 10/31/20 Portageville, MO
Rank: Staff Sergeant - Radar man on the Rosalia Rocket
Branch/Unit: 20th AirForce, 500th Bomb Group, 881st Squadron on Saipan, Marianas Islands

Date of Loss: 3 December 1944 on a bombing mission over Tokyo, Japan

A conclusion made in the Missing Crew Report dated 8 October 1944, stated this:

Lieutenant Warde and Sergeants Wells and Wright were with Corporal Schroeder in the back of a truck during the first night after capture, but were then separated from him and the other members of the crew. They were not seen or heard from thereafter. Corporal Schoreder knew nothing of injuries to these men except that Sergeant Wells complained of a painful arm.

Please read the information below which contains more details about S/Sgt. Wells.

Goldsworthy's Crew #101, 881st Squad of the ROSALIA ROCKET Crew Picture taken 10/9/44

Pictured Left to Right Standing 1/Lt. Walter J. PATYKULS-Bombardier 1/Lt. Benjamin F. EDWARDS-Navigator Maj. Robert F. GOLDSWORTHY-Commander 2/Lt. Robert E. SOLLOCK (replaced by Col. Richard T. KING on that fateful flight)-Pilot 1/Lt. Henry W. WARDE-Flight Engineer Knelling Sgt. Thomas M. GOFFERY-Rt. Gun. S/Sgt. James P. CORRIGAN-Tail Gun S/Sgt. Carl T. WELLS-Radar Cpl. Harold J. SCHROEDER-Lft. Gun. Cpl. Robert E. ABEL-Ring Gun. W Sgt. John A. WRIGHT-Radio

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Although Robert Sollock (he was a part of the original crew) is pictured above, click his picture to read about Richard King, who replaced him that fateful flight.

Not pictured but present on flight that went down on 12/3/1944 were Col. Byron Brugge, as Observer.