There were several notices in the weekend paper regarding the passing of World War II veterans. Some of the text was simply written as ‘joined the Army’ or ‘served his country’. A few had a little more detail, so this is for two of them. Dave Hardin is trying to get more info on a third for me.<\/p>\n
From the 126th USAF Refueling Wing:<\/p>\n
We regret to inform you of the passing of Brig. Gen. James A. Carroll on January 20, 2017.<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. James A. Carroll retired from the Illinois Air National Guard on 5 April 1981. General Carroll was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the National Guard Bureau Certificate of Service, the Illinois ANG citation of Merit and the Silver Circle Pin. General Carroll entered the US Army in January 1943, and was commissioned in 1945. He entered the Illinois Army Guard in 1947 and served there until 1956 when he entered the Air Guard and was assigned as a Supply Officer for the 217th EIS. From July 1958 until November 1973 he served as the 126th Transportation Squadron Commander, Wing Material Officer, ABRON Executive Officer, Equipment Management Officer and Supply Squadron Commander. In 1973 he was named Deputy Commander for Logistics. In 1978 General Carroll was assigned Deputy Commander for Resources.<\/span><\/p>\n The Facebook link is here, and there are photos of GEN Caroll on the 126th’s Facebook page. \u00a0 Sorry I don’t have anything about where he was or what he did during World War II.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/126ARW\/posts\/10154994387824173<\/a><\/p>\n The next is Alvin Frisque, 2nd LT, a co-pilot in the 9th Bomber Command’s 326th Bombardment Group, 573rd Squadron. \u00a0He joined the Army Air Corps in 1942. \u00a0His\u00a0pilot was 2nd LT Wm. Appleton. \u00a0The crew flew 13 missions toward the end of World War II. The history of the B-26 Bombardment Group is at this link.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.b26.com\/page\/391\/bomb_group.htm<\/a><\/p>\n The crew lists for the 573rd Squadron are here. Each plane carried a 7-man crew, including a nose gunner. \u00a0http:\/\/www.391stbombgroup.com\/573crew.htm<\/a><\/p>\n Both of these men had good careers after World War II, and large families, including great grandchildren. \u00a0They came home and went on about their business.\u00a0GEN Carroll stayed in the Air Force, while Mr. Frisque headed\u00a0a team that developed a water polymer still in use today. \u00a0These are the old\u00a0heroes, and we are losing them, one day at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"