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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734110
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38387567
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32604556
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 23 March 1944
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
- Date: 20 March 1944
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
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