32. Daring, or Too Aggressive?
Bruce Carr was not only denied credit for his first kill, his daring style of flying got him labeled as “overaggressive” by his superiors. So he was transferred to 353rd Squadron, 354th Fighter Group. It was his old squadron’s and fighter group’s loss.
Carr became one of the 354th Fighter Group’s top aces, starting on June 14th, 1944, when he was credited with a probable kill of a Me109 over Normandy, France. Three days later, on the 17th, he shared a kill when he helped another pilot down an FW190. That August, Carr was commissioned a second lieutenant.