1ST LIEUTENANT EVERETT J. CARNEY 0-331381 KIA

1ST LIEUTENANT EVERETT J. CARNEY O-331381 KIA Army Air Corps. He was born in 1907, he graduated from Haverhill High School in 1925, and from Wentworth Institute. When called to active duty he was employed as construction engineer by R. J. Pierce of Brattleboro, Vt. He was a member of the Professional Engineers Club of Vermont. After entering the service in August, 1941, at Fort Ethan Allen, he went to Westover Field, then to Angel Island, Cal. He served in the 803rd Engineer Battalion, Army Air Corps. On October 18, 1941, he sailed for the Philippines, where from December 8 to 22, he was under continuous bomber attack, he directed construction work at Clark Field on Luzon. Early in 1942, Lt. Carney was reported missing in action. He was later reported a Japanese prisoner of war, and still later officially recorded as having died September 20, 1942. From a fellow officer it was learned that he died in Camp No. 1, Cabanatuan, where he is buried. Lt. Carney leaves his wife, Mrs. Everett J. Carney, one sister, and one brother. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal, Prisoner of War Medal, Purple Heart Medal, World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two