Carl D Peterson
Military
Crew #674 & #489
466th BG
786th and 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Erwin H. Sorensen (P), Joseph Goldman (CP), Ned Whitman (B), Donald J. Doll (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Norman Bastoky (G), Chester Havrick (R/O), Vohn D. Schmidt (G), Phillip J. Krystyniak (FE), Merrill Lee (G), Carl D. Peterson (G)
Ned Whitman left the crew before they joined the 466th BG.
This crew flew eight missions with the786th BS and then 12 missions as a lead crew with the 784th BS before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Corrected "Norman Bastaky" to "Norman Bastoky". This is my grandfather. I have a copy of this photo with signatures on the back.
Object Number - UPL 6381 - Erwin H. Sorensen Crew Crew #674 & #489 466th BG 786th and 784th BS Standing Left to Right: Erwin H. Sorensen (P), Joseph Goldman (CP), Ned...
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including twelve as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706007
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kinzua,Warren County, PA, USA | 25 December 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
New Cumberland, PA, USA | 8 January 1944 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
10 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 | Completed 20 combat missions, 12 as a lead crew, before the end of hostilities. | |
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Other Crash Landed |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 23 March 1945 | Was on board 44-49529 "Cindy" when she landed without brakes, and crashed into the parked 44-40463 "Consolidated Mess" sitting on hardstand #36. Fortunately there were no injuries. |
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Died |
Warren, PA 16365, USA | 8 January 2013 | |
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Buried |
Willow Dale Cemetery Bradford, McKean County, PA | 12 January 2013 | Willow Dale Cemetery Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| Warren, PA 16365, USA |
Revisions
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 230
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=717122…
Letter from Carl Peterson to Chris Brassfield, 19 March 1998
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self