Charles E Carlson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25767.jpeg UPL 25767 Boxted Airfield Museum collection

from book 56th in world war two

Object Number - UPL 25767

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) area patrol to Koblenz in P-47 44-19767 wingman and he were bounced by a lone Me109, A/C set aflame in dogfight, baled sucessfully, but strafed by E/A whilst descending Killed in Action (KIA) near Buschhoven. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11085.



Awards: AM, PH.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bronx, NY, USA 20 December 1922 Son of Helen Helmi Johanna [Puotinen] Hay

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 3 February 1941

Died

Bonn, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) area patrol to Koblenz in P-47 44-19767 wingman and he were bounced by a lone Me109, A/C set aflame in dogfight, baled sucessfully, but strafed by E/A whilst descending KIA near Buschhoven. MACR 11085.
Bronx, NY, USA

Buried

Killed in Action (KIA)

Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium

Based

Boxted 23 December 1944 Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Following May 2016 investigation and recovery, Interment services are pending.

Charles E Carlson: Gallery (1 items)