Calvin Leroy Anthes
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #37 dated 24 February 1944, effective 24 February 1944. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97274. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692259
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693734
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37468033
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14053397
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15382635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches : The Spotted Cow
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jean
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush III
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
- Date: 9 April 1944
- Date: 28 March 1944
- Date: 27 March 1944
- Date: 26 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Fouleng, Belgium | 13 April 1944 | Hit by direct flak burst in left wing tanks at 1545 hrs on the return from attacking the target; large holes were seen in #1 and #2 engines whereupon the plane exploded in mid-air; crashed near Fouleng, Belgium. MACR 3873. |
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Born |
Madison, Wisconsin, USA | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot A Row 11 Grave 31 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added S/N and middle name from records on the 384th BG website.
See: https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=117
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3873 / MACR 3873, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database