CAROLE LOMBARD
Historical Narrative

This Liberty ship was named for Carole Lombard (1908-1942). Carole Lombard was an American film actress from Indiana. Lombard was killed in a plane crash on January 16, 1942 while returning from a War Bond tour. She was married to the actor Clark Gable at the time of her death.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty shipCarole Lombard at this time.

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