Anthony Ralph Carcione

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Colonel Hubert Zemke awards the Air Medal to Lieutenant Anthony R Carcione of the 56th Fighter Group at Boxted. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'Zemke awarding to Lt Anthony R Carcione the Air Medal, Boxted AB England. Shown in back of Zemke is Catpain Henry C Martin & Major Warren R Bredahl- Non rated Adjutants in the 56th they are assorting out decorations to be presented. Background- Lt Conway G Saux, Lt Wayne A Brainard.'

media-456890.jpg FRE 9918 Colonel Hubert Zemke awards the Air Medal to Lieutenant Anthony R Carcione of the 56th Fighter Group at Boxted. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'Zemke awarding to Lt Anthony R Carcione the Air Medal, Boxted AB England. Shown in back of Zemke is Catpain Henry C Martin & Major Warren R Bredahl- Non rated Adjutants in the 56th they are assorting out decorations to be presented. Background- Lt Conway G Saux, Lt Wayne A Brainard.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 9918 - Colonel Hubert Zemke awards the Air Medal to Lieutenant Anthony R Carcione of the 56th Fighter Group at Boxted. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse:...

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3.5 kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Celle crashed near Minden in P-47D 42-74697 on a support mission to Berlin on 8-Mar-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2842.

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

56th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

62nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

41-6321

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Terrible Tony
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

42-74697

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

42-7937

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Triss
Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Philadelphia, PA, USA	3 November 1941
Other Crashed	53 Military Plaza, Universal City, TX 78148, USA	8 March 1942	Landing Accident Stall/Spin Randolph Field, TX Cat 3 damage 2Lt Anthony R Carcione, 8-Mar-42. BT-14 40-1284 - 52SchSq
Other Crashed	Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA	4 October 1942	Taxiing Accident Bradley Field, CT Cat 3 damage 2Lt Anthony R Carcione, 4-Oct-42. P-47B 41-5975 - 62FS 56FG Windsor Locks, CT
Other Crashed	Mansfield, CT, USA	24 October 1942	Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Mansfield, CT Cat 5 damage 2Lt Anthony R Carcione, 24-Oct-42. P-47B 41-5955 - 62FS - 56FG
Other Crashed	Horsham St Faith, Norwich, UK	1 May 1943	Landing Accident Horsham St Faith 1-May-43. P-47C 41-6221 - 62FS, 56FG, 8AF.
Other E/A Destroyed	Tessel, France	9 July 1943	Me109 destroyed Iles Tessel. 9-Jul-43.
Other E/A Destroyed	Nienborg, 48619 Heek, Germany	10 October 1943	Me109 destroyed Nienborg 10-Oct-43.
Other E/A Destroyed	France	26 November 1943	Me109 destroyed France 26-Nov-43.
Other E/A Shared Destroyed	Germany	30 January 1944	Shared destroyed Germany 30-Jan-44.
Died	Minden, Germany	8 March 1944	Failed to Return (FTR) crashed near Minden in P-47D 42-74697 on a support mission to Berlin on 8-Mar-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2842.
Born	Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Buried	Wind Gap, PA 18091, USA		Saint Marys Cemetery Wind Gap Northampton County Pennsylvania, USA
Other Promotion	Boxted, Colchester, UK		Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Based	Boxted	8 March 1944	Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
	Bethlehem, PA, USA

Revisions

Date5 Oct 2017 20:36:18

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date5 Oct 2017 19:10:30

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:51

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2842 / MACR 2842, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol I p.114, Vol II p. 284; NARA website link for WWI Memorial / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list