Gilbert H Carlson
Military
Object Number - UPL 18754 - 1stLt Gilbert H. Carlson
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3162 'Buccaneer'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Shamrock Special
- Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buccaneer, Black Jack,Bloopy Bloomers
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
13 August 1920 | Born in NJ | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 August 1943 - 19 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
family photo
official daily log of the 401st BS 91st BG 8th AF
personal knowledge and official reports
Personal knowledge of service member, who was my father's cousin. Also from MACR and official sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 259 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
