
Carl Fleming, Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel, Army
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Entered: November 23, 1940
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: March 24, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal
Entered: November 23, 1940
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: March 24, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal

“Mason & Friends” by Dr. Armistead Williams
Lieutenant Colonel Fleming served with the 700th Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, Heavy. On a mission to Kassel, Germany, the B-24 he was piloting was shot down by small arms fire. All crew members aboard were killed.
He was a John Marshall High School graduate and was employed by the Virginia Tractor Company as a salesman before the war. His brother, John Wilkinson Fleming, died in theater on November 17, 1943.
