World War II Honoree

Carl Chambers Gage, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT WITH 71ST SQUADRON, 38TH BOMB GROUP AS A PILOT AND BOMBARDIER. FLEW 55 COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM 1943 TO 1945 DURING THE BATTLES OF NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, AND BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO. HE RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL IN JUNE 1943 FOR HIS DIRECT HIT ON A TARGET IN NEW GUINEA THAT KILLED A HIGH-LEVEL JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER.