Carl M Anderson
Military
359th Fighter Group collection
359th Fighter Group Association.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th FG Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg.
Object Number - UPL 38400 - Lt. Carl M. Anderson flew with the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, from 2 August 1944 through 21 November 1944 when the 359th flew an...
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Merseburg, dropped out of formation with engine difficulties, abandoned P-51D 44-14444 when oil pressure hit zero, A/C crashed near Harleshausen 22-Nov-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10476.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- 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-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 2 August 1944 - 21 November 1944 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 21 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Baled Out |
Harleshausen, Kassel, Germany | 21 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Merseburg, dropped out of formation with engine difficulties, abandoned P-51D 44-14444 when oil pressure hit zero, A/C crashed near Harleshausen 22-Nov-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10476. |
| Boston, Massachusetts |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10476 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
