World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl L. Potter, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 369TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 306TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY) AS A WAIST GUNNER ABOARD B-17 BOMBER 'DEARLY BELOVED'. SHOT DOWN 24 APRIL 1944 AND PRISONER OF WAR FOR 13 MONTHS AT STALAG LUFT 17B. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.