Pershing Youngs Carlson
MilitaryAssigned to 94TCS, 436TCG, 9AF USAAF. 4 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne. Being towed by C-47 ?? loaded with load of 135mm artillery shells 27-Dec-44. Released short of LZ, due to flak hits on tow aircraft. Glider also hit by flak, but landed on fire. Evaded capture for five days before capture. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11183.
Awards: PH (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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| Ward County, ND, USA | 28 September 1918 | ||
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, California, USA | 9 June 1942 | |
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Other 1st combat mission |
Normandy, France | 7 June 1944 | D-day+1 - Piloted Horsa glider. Successfully landed a infantry communications unit into Normandy. 7-Jun-44. |
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Other 2nd combat mission |
France | 15 August 1944 | Operation Dragoon South France, piloted Waco. 15-Aug-44. |
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Other 3rd combat mission |
Eindhoven, Netherlands | 17 September 1944 | Operation Market Garden. Waco glider loaded with Gen James Gavin's command jeep. 17-Sep-44. Wounded in left hand. |
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Other Hospitalised |
France | 18 September 1944 | Recovering from wounds. |
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Other Shot down |
1.5 miles Nth Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne. Being towed by C-47 ?? loaded with load of 135mm artillery shells 27-Dec-44. Released short of LZ, due to flak hits on tow aircraft. Glider also hit by flak, but landed on fire. Wounded in neck, shoulder and back. Evaded capture for five days. POW. MACR 11183. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 - 1 January 1945 | Evaded capture for five days. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 1 January 1945 - 2 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag luft I. |
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Died |
Mandan, ND 58554, USA | 17 September 2008 | |
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Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 94TCS, 436TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Other 3rd pilot C-47 |
28200 Châteaudun, France | 27 December 1944 | Flying as 3rd officer on C-47's hauling petrol and ammo for Patton’s forces. |