Archie B. Caraway was born on August 27, 1923 in Swisher County Texas, where he was raised. He was the son of Samuel and Mary Caraway. At the time the population of Swisher County was 7,343. There were 20,600 head of cattle and 194,000 acres of wheat. !st Lt. Caraway enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 10, 1942 in Los Angeles. His occupation was listed as “skilled mechanic and repairman”. His education was four years of high school. He was single, with no dependents. His military photograph shows a self-confident, handsome young man with a twinkle in his eye.

Sadly, his life was cut short before he had a chance to show the world what he could do. On May 7, 1945, 1st Lt. Caraway was killed in a flight collision of two B-24 Liberator bombers near Liberal, Kansas.