Maj. Horace Seaver Carswell Jr.: One Bomber Against a Convoy
Maj. Carswell earned the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his crew after piloting a surprise solo bombing mission against a convoy of more than 14 Japanese ships.
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Major Horace Seaver Carswell Jr. was tasked with piloting a surprise single-plane bombing mission against a convoy of 14+ Japanese ships. Carswell hit his targets, but his B-24 suffered severe damage in the process. Down one parachute, he ordered his men to bail out and leave him behind. He attempted to crash land, but wasn’t able to gain enough altitude and crashed into a mountainside. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his exemplary Sacrifice.
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