Carl, Marion E.
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| Birthname | Marion Eugene Carl | ||||
| born on | 1 November 1915 at 20:15 (= 8:15 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Hubbard, Oregon, 45n11, 122w48 | ||||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator, noted as the United States Marine Corps' first ace in World War II. His decorations include the Navy Cross (2), Legion of Merit (4), Distinguished Flying Cross (5) and Air Medal (14).
Carl was always attracted to aviation. He learned to fly while attending college and soloed after only 2½ hours of instruction; eight to ten hours is typical. He studied aeronautical engineering at Oregon State College (now a university) and, in 1938, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree as a lieutenant in the Army Reserve.
On 28 June 1998, at age 82, he was shot to death during a robbery, defending his wife Edna from a home invader. Carl had entered his living room late one evening and had found an intruder pointing a shotgun at his wife and demanding money and car-keys. Carl lunged at the intruder who fired his weapon, the shot grazing Edna's head and leaving her injured. The attacker then turned the weapon on Carl, fatally shooting him and then fleeing, stealing cash and the couple's car. Carl was buried with full military honours at Arlington National Cemetery.
Events
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1994 (Memoir, "Pushing the Envelope")
Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two)
- Passions : Criminal Victim : Homicide victim (Shot to death during a robbery)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 82)
- Vocation : Military : Honors (World War II fighter ace)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (WWII, Vietnam War)
- Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ military (World War II fighter ace)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer (Memoir, "Pushing the Envelope")
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (World War II fighter ace)
- 1915 births
- Birthday 1 November
- Birthplace Hubbard, OR (US)
- Sun 8 Scorpio
- Moon 1 Virgo
- Asc 6 Cancer
- 1998 deaths
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Passions : Criminal Victim : Homicide victim
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Military : Honors
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ military
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
