Carl M Anderson

Military
media-38400.jpeg 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 escort to Merseburg in inclement weather. Over 200 enemy planes were sighted and engaged on the flight, with Lt. Anderson crashing near Sonderhausen. He was a POW in Balaria and Mooseburg, Germany, until the end of the war.

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

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Assigned

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 2 August 1944 - 21 November 1944 Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 21 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

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Sources

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

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