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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Carter Woodruff Harp

Hometown

Columbus, Georgia

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. ENLISTED ON NOVEMBER 8, 1940 AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 1 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, CAMP BORDEN, ONTARIO ON JUNE 6, 1941. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 33 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 133 'EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. VB (ML982) WAS ATTACKED BY A LUFTWAFFE FOCKE-WULF FW 190 AND CRASHED NEAR ABBEVILLE, FRANCE ON JULY 31, 1942. BURIED AT BOULONGE EASTERN CEMETERY, BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. COMMEMORATED AT THE EAGLE SQUADRON MEMORIAL, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND.