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Horace Seaver "Stump" Carswell Jr. (July 18, 1916 – October 26, 1944) was a United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor .
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Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944) Carswell Air Force Base was named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., USAAF (1916–1944). Major Carswell was returning from an attack on Japanese shipping in the South China Sea on 26 October 1944 when he attempted to save a crewmember whose parachute had been destroyed by flak.
Frank Carswell (1919–1998), American baseball player; Gary Carswell (1968–2015), Manx motorcycle racer; Harrold Carswell (1919–1992), American judge; Horace S. Carswell Jr. (1916–1944), United States Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient; James Carswell (1830–1897), Scottish railway engineer and architect
Carswell Air Force Base was named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944). Major Carswell was returning from an attack on Japanese shipping in the South China Sea on 26 October 1944. He attempted to save a crewmember whose parachute had been destroyed by flak.
2011); Horace S. Carswell Jr., American air force officer, recipient for the Medal of Honor for his service in Southeast Asia during World War II, in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1944 , killed in action)
Eight did, but the bombardier's parachute was too badly damaged to use. Instead of bailing out, Carswell stayed with the bombardier and the wounded co-pilot, and attempted a crash landing. The badly damaged aircraft crashed against a mountain, and all three aboard were killed. Edward A. Carter Jr. Army: Staff Sergeant: near Speyer, Germany ...