Donald R Carlson
MilitaryAssigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
March 1945-EOW; P-51D-25-NA QI-I 44-73172
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 5 March 1919 | Son of Gustave Richard and Alma Carlson. |
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Enlisted |
Savanna, IL 61074, USA | 29 July 1940 | Savanna Ord Dep Proving Ground Illinois |
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Other Crashed |
6898 Gin Rd, Marion, TX 78124, USA | 10 May 1941 | Landing Accident Marion Field, TX Cat 3 damage 2Lt Donald R Carlson, 10-May-41. BT-9B 37-202 - 46SS |
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Based |
Debden | 11 June 1944 - 12 August 1944 | Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Debden | 12 August 1944 - 27 March 1945 | Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 27 March 1945 | Transferred to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Massachusetts, USA | 22 August 2013 | |
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Buried |
Edgewood Cemetery Edgewood Delaware County IA | 25 August 2013 | Edgewood Cemetery Edgewood Delaware County Iowa, USA |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Based Transferred |
Debden | 11 June 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Rockford, IL, USA |
Revisions
Brought in source from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_c…
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Carlson&Submit=Search
https://www.fold3.com/record/84352816-donald-r-carlson
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Carlson%2C+Donal…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117291372
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html