Charles E Carlson
Military ROLL OF HONOURfrom book 56th in world war two
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
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmdate.asp?thedate=441223&Submi…
https://www.fold3.com/image/30641363
https://www.fold3.com/page/529852790_charles_e%20carlson/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/85177110_charles_e%20carlson/details/
http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=69778
http://www.pownetwork.org/remret2.htm
http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1046038/ai…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56357463
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=175211342
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11085 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list