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36-495: Born on the family dairy farm near Hubbard, Oregon , 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. Carl resigned his Army commission to become

72-570: A lieutenant colonel , he conducted pioneering jet operations from aircraft carriers and later commanded VMF-122 , the first Marine jet squadron. In 1947, Carl was one of two pilots selected to fly the Douglas D-558/I Skystreak in record-setting speed attempts. That August, he was recorded at 650 miles per hour (1,050 km/h), establishing a new world record for a conventional aircraft. When Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager broke

108-399: A reconnaissance squadron based on Taiwan . In 1954, he led missions over Mainland China , photographing Communist forces along the coast. After his death, an incorrect version of his reconnaissance missions appeared in several obituaries, stating that he had flown U-2 spy planes. Though still a colonel , Carl became Director of Marine Corps Aviation for five months in 1962. In 1964 he

144-424: A flat spin with strong centrifugal forces. Carl could not break the spin and rode it down to 4,000 ft (1,200 m). He tried to operate the ejection seat, but the face blind ripped away in his hands and the seat failed to fire. He climbed out at 3,000 feet (910 m). He then tried the wind-tunnel approved method of getting out on the inside of the spin, but was forced back due to airflow. He finally got out on

180-497: 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 honors at Arlington National Cemetery . His murderer, 19-year-old Jesse Fanus,

216-507: A male householder with no wife present, and 21.1% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.71. The median age in the city was 30.1 years. 33.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.6% were from 25 to 44; 20.1% were from 45 to 64; and 6.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

252-659: A naval aviation cadet and received his "Wings of Gold" and Marine Corps commission in December 1939. His first posting was to Marine Fighting Squadron One ( VMF-1 ) at Quantico, Virginia . After a year there, he was posted back to Pensacola as an instructor pilot helping to train the rapidly growing number of naval aviators, before receiving orders to the newly formed Marine Fighting Squadron 221 ( VMF-221 ) at NAS North Island in San Diego , California . The 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor found VMF-221 preparing to embark aboard

288-512: The Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942, when 15 of the 25 aircraft VMF-221 put into the air that morning were destroyed. Nevertheless, Carl was credited with destroying one enemy aircraft, a Mitsubishi Zero . All the survivors of VMF-221 were returned to Hawaii shortly after the battle. After a short rest, Carl was reassigned to Marine Fighting Squadron 223 ( VMF-223 ), led by former VMF-221 pilot Captain (later Major) John L. Smith . On August 20, VMF-223

324-515: The United States Navy . It consisted of two airframe variants, one for detection gear, the other for weapons. The Guardian remained in service until August 1955, when it was replaced by the twin-engined Grumman S-2 Tracker . The Guardian was the largest single-engine piston-powered carrier aircraft ever to see service. The original design concept for the aircraft that would become the Guardian,

360-500: The XTB2F of 1944, was for a twin-engined aircraft with a 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) warload and a range of 3,700 mi (5,950 km). This was considered to be too large for practical use from an Essex -class aircraft carrier , and was cancelled in 1945, replaced by a modified Grumman F7F Tigercat , the XTSF-1 . However, this too was considered impractical, and another alternative,

396-462: The aircraft carrier USS  Saratoga for transport to Marine Corps Air Station Ewa on the island of Oahu , Hawaii . The unit was rushed to Hawaii, then to Wake Island as part of the WI Relief Task Force , still aboard Saratoga . After the relief attempt was cancelled, VMF-221 was deployed to Midway Atoll on Christmas Day, 1941. Carl's first combat occurred six months later during

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432-479: The sound barrier in October, he also broke Carl's record. At Patuxent River on April 1, 1952, Carl had a close brush with death. He was performing a series of check spins in the new Grumman AF-2S Guardian anti-submarine attack aircraft. The anti-spin parachute that had been fitted in earlier tests had been removed. Climbing to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) over Chesapeake Bay, Carl commenced the spin. The aircraft entered

468-603: The AF-3S (hunter) was introduced, fitting a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) for the detection of submerged submarines; 40 of this variant were built. The last Guardian was delivered to the Navy in March 1953, with a total of 389 built. The Guardian saw service in the maritime patrol role during the Korean War , however it proved unpopular with pilots, being underpowered and heavy on the controls;

504-527: The Marine Corps, until retiring in 1973. By then he had logged some 13,000 flying hours, more than twice as much as most contemporaries. Carl returned to his native Oregon, where he and his wife Edna settled near Roseburg . Marion Carl's memoir, Pushing the Envelope , coauthored with his friend Barrett Tillman , was published in 1994. In 1998, at age 82, he was shot to death during a robbery, defending Edna from

540-551: The Navy changed the role of the aircraft from torpedo-bomber to anti-submarine warfare. All the required equipment could not be fitted into a single aircraft, consequently two variants would be produced, one as a "guppy" (hunter) and another as a "scrapper" (killer). The hunter aircraft would not carry any armament, but instead two additional crew members and a ventral radome for AN/APS-20 search radar and electronic countermeasures (ECM) consisting of an AN/APR-98 countermeasures receiver and AN/AP-70 bearing indicator. This aircraft,

576-553: The Solomons Islands Area from 24 August 1942 to 9 September 1942. With utter disregard for his own personal safety, Captain Carl, during the period of sixteen days, shot down ten enemy aircraft unassisted, and with the help of another Marine Corps pilot, succeeded in shooting down the eleventh plane. His brilliant daring and conspicuous skill as an airman served as an inspiration to other pilots of his squadron and contributed greatly to

612-611: The U.S. Naval and Marine Forces against the invading Japanese Fleet during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942. Leading his section in a dauntless and aggressive attack against a vastly superior number of Japanese bomber and fighter planes, Captain Carl aided in the disruption of enemy plans and lessened the effectiveness of their attack. As a result of his daring tactics, he succeeded in destroying one OO Isento KI Navy Fighter. The courageous leadership and utter disregard for personal safety displayed by Captain Carl in this attack were in keeping with

648-677: The United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Marion Eugene Carl (MCSN: 0-6053), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving Section Leader and a Pilot in Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (VMF-221), Marine Air Group TWENTY-TWO (MAG-22), Naval Air Station, Midway, during operations of

684-713: The XTB3F-1S, first flew in November 1948. The "killer" deleted the cannon of the torpedo bomber, but retained the bomb bay, added a third crewmember, a searchlight , and short-range radar, and (as the XTB3F-2S) first flew in January 1949. Redesignated as AF-2W (TB3F-1S) and AF-2S (TB3F-2S), the Guardian entered fleet service on 27 September 1950 with three aircraft delivered to VS-24 , with full service introduction shortly after with VS-25 . A total of 193 AF-2S Guardians were built. In 1952,

720-530: The aircraft suffered from a severely high accident rate. Shortly after the end of the war, it began to be replaced by the Grumman S2F Tracker , the U.S. Navy first purpose-built ASW airplane to combine the hunter and killer roles in a single airframe. The last AF retired from active service on 31 August 1955, but it remained in service with the US Naval Air Reserve until 1957. After disposal by

756-402: The airframe schedule, the 19XB-2B was substituted. This was found to be unsuitable, and the jet engine was removed without ever having been used in flight. The XTB3F-1S carried a crew of two seated side by side and an armament of two 20 mm cannon and 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs , torpedoes and/or rockets , and made its first flight on 19 December 1945. On 24 December 1945,

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792-406: The average family size was 3.67. In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males. The median income for a household in the city

828-554: The city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,483 people, 753 households, and 594 families living in the city. The population density was 3,992.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,541.4/km ). There were 799 housing units at an average density of 1,284.6 per square mile (496.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 68.87% White, 0.32% African American, 1.93% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 25.61% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.66% of

864-446: The city was 73.3% White , 0.5% African American , 2.3% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 19.4% from other races , and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.3% of the population. There were 958 households, of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had

900-548: The district, he was excluded from the board. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km ), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,173 people, 958 households, and 756 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,725.5/km ). There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of 1,411.3 per square mile (544.9/km ). The racial makeup of

936-729: The highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross to Captain Marion Eugene Carl (MCSN: 0-6053), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as a Pilot in Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VMF-223), Marine Air Group TWENTY-THREE (MAG-23), FIRST Marine Aircraft Wing, in aerial combat against enemy Japanese forces in

972-581: The internally developed Grumman Model G-70, was selected instead, being given the Navy designation XTB3F-1. This was designed as mixed-power aircraft, with a Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp radial engine in the nose and a Westinghouse 19XB (J30) turbojet in the tail. Originally, the Westinghouse engine was to be the new X24C, which was to emerge as the J34 . When it became apparent the X24C delivery schedules would not meet

1008-471: The other side and felt his parachute open as he fell into the splash of the aircraft. The success of this proved bailing out on the inside of the spin to avoid being hit by the tail was an incorrect theory. During a second test pilot tour in 1953, Carl set an unofficial altitude record of 83,000 feet (25,000 m) in the Douglas D-558/II . Between test pilot duties, Carl commanded other units including

1044-405: The population. There were 753 households, out of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and

1080-661: The security of the positions of the United States Forces in the Solomon Islands. His courageous and loyal devotion to duty is in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Hubbard, Oregon Hubbard is a city in Marion County, Oregon , United States. The population was 3,426 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area . Hubbard

1116-602: The squadron left Guadalcanal in October, Carl was America's second-ranking ace behind Major Smith. In 1943, then- Major Carl returned to the Pacific and led VMF-223 until the following summer. During combat in the Solomon Islands , he claimed two more enemy planes, finishing as the Corps' seventh-ranking ace with 18.5 victories. In 1945, Carl graduated in the first test pilot class at Naval Air Station Patuxent River , Maryland . As

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1152-496: Was $ 38,850, and the median income for a family was $ 42,552. Males had a median income of $ 32,731 versus $ 24,226 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,383. About 11.0% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over. Grumman AF Guardian The Grumman AF Guardian is the first purpose-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier-based aircraft to enter service with

1188-776: Was apprehended one week later. In April 1999, he was convicted on two counts of aggravated murder (and 11 additional felony charges) and sentenced to death. In 2003, his conviction and death sentence were upheld by the Oregon Supreme Court. In December 2011, the sentence was overturned based on the prisoner's inadequate legal representation. Fanus was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on May 7, 2015. Carl's widow Edna passed away in 2007. His two children were Bruce and Lyanne. Carl's decorations include (having declined any personal medals for service in Vietnam): Citation: The President of

1224-510: Was deployed to Guadalcanal , the first fighter unit ashore with the Cactus Air Force . Over the next two months, Carl became the Marines' first ace, running his tally to 16.5 victories, during which time he had to bail out once from a badly-damaged airplane. It is believed that on August 26 Carl shot down the famous Japanese Navy Tainan Kōkūtai ace Junichi Sasai over Henderson Field . When

1260-580: Was named for Charles Hubbard, who was an Oregon settler in 1847. The railroad arrived in 1870 and a station was situated in the town. The city made the news when former President of the United States Donald Trump, as a write-in candidate , won a seat on the board of the Hubbard Rural Fire Protection District in 2023 via a dice-roll tiebreaker over four other write-ins. However, since he didn't live in or own property in

1296-424: Was promoted to brigadier general ; in 1965, he took the 1st Marine Brigade to Danang , South Vietnam . Despite his seniority, he repeatedly flew combat missions in helicopter gunships and jet fighters. Carl received his second star as a major general in 1967, commanding the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at MCAS Cherry Point , North Carolina , from 1968 to 1970. He subsequently served as Inspector General of

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