Post by M1Carbine on Sept 5, 2023 17:46:49 GMT -5
This was another commission piece I took on. This was an amazing story.
These are stories that need to be told. These men should never ever be forgotten!
Buck had a remarkable career in the Navy, serving in WWII aboard the USS Bunker Hill with VF-84 (VF-84 early patch photo below). He is credited with 4 confirmed kills during WWII. Part of this story is that he was a member of the flight providing air cover for the torpedo bombers that sunk the Yamato battleship. After that battle and several days later, the Bunker Hill was hit by Kamikaze attacks. While Lt. Carroll was sitting in one of the rooms adjacent to the ready room when a huge crash and fire erupted as an enemy aircraft broke through the deck. Luckily, he was un-injured and after the fires and attacks died down, he went back into the ready room and retrieved his burned logbook. In the picture you will see his entry for the day the Yamato was sunk.
Original VF-84 Patch
It reads:
“Strike Jap Fleet – Covered torpedo bomber attack on BB Yamato. Strafed and rocketed jap destroyers”
Several days later you will see his entry for his 4th and final kill of the war.
It reads:
“Okinawa target cap – shot down one Mar (cannot decipher the last letter)
I got to hold his actual log book in my hands. The hair on my arms stood on end.
Log Book
On August 20th, 1948, Bill made his 15,000 Carrier landing on the USS F D Roosevelt while serving with VA-44 Hornets.
here is the photo of the celebration on board the FDR
Bill Carroll had a long Navy Career. He served in Korea on board the USS Princeton and in the early stages he flew the bird he loved the F4U, but then soon converted over to the Douglas Skyraider which he flew till the end of the Korean conflict.
After the war and during his Navy career Bill Carroll went on the fly “Ferry Missions” transporting combat aircraft. It was during this time that he was flying a Corsair II when he experienced severe mechanical trouble and was forced to make a hard landing (Photo below). Bill survived but he would never walk again and was in a wheelchair till his passing in 2003
Photo of his crashed A7
Just a quick shot of the front office and engine
Finished model
On the carrier deck base with Bills decorations
-Bob
These are stories that need to be told. These men should never ever be forgotten!
Buck had a remarkable career in the Navy, serving in WWII aboard the USS Bunker Hill with VF-84 (VF-84 early patch photo below). He is credited with 4 confirmed kills during WWII. Part of this story is that he was a member of the flight providing air cover for the torpedo bombers that sunk the Yamato battleship. After that battle and several days later, the Bunker Hill was hit by Kamikaze attacks. While Lt. Carroll was sitting in one of the rooms adjacent to the ready room when a huge crash and fire erupted as an enemy aircraft broke through the deck. Luckily, he was un-injured and after the fires and attacks died down, he went back into the ready room and retrieved his burned logbook. In the picture you will see his entry for the day the Yamato was sunk.
Original VF-84 Patch
It reads:
“Strike Jap Fleet – Covered torpedo bomber attack on BB Yamato. Strafed and rocketed jap destroyers”
Several days later you will see his entry for his 4th and final kill of the war.
It reads:
“Okinawa target cap – shot down one Mar (cannot decipher the last letter)
I got to hold his actual log book in my hands. The hair on my arms stood on end.
Log Book
On August 20th, 1948, Bill made his 15,000 Carrier landing on the USS F D Roosevelt while serving with VA-44 Hornets.
here is the photo of the celebration on board the FDR
Bill Carroll had a long Navy Career. He served in Korea on board the USS Princeton and in the early stages he flew the bird he loved the F4U, but then soon converted over to the Douglas Skyraider which he flew till the end of the Korean conflict.
After the war and during his Navy career Bill Carroll went on the fly “Ferry Missions” transporting combat aircraft. It was during this time that he was flying a Corsair II when he experienced severe mechanical trouble and was forced to make a hard landing (Photo below). Bill survived but he would never walk again and was in a wheelchair till his passing in 2003
Photo of his crashed A7
Just a quick shot of the front office and engine
Finished model
On the carrier deck base with Bills decorations
-Bob
