Anthony Vincent Carnesi

Military

Ditched into North Sea off the Frisian Island of Norderney, Germany on 6 October 1944 in B-17 'Red Hot Mama' #43-37821. He and the 8 other crew members were on board a rescue raft when they were captured by a German patrol boat 6-7 October 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Thomas Richard Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38607355
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Virgil William Ethridge

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19181828 at enlistment, then O-776890
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Vladimir Andrew Mateyka

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12122352 at enlistment, then O-823904
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Keith Webster McCall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12177445 at enlistment, then O-827878
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Laverne Thomas Pratt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37481513
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

43-37821

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red Hot Mama
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron

Missions

667

  • Date: 6 October 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Centre Island, Nassau County, New York 10 October 1923

Enlisted

16 January 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

6 October 1944 Stalag Luft 3 - NARA WW II POW record : “Returned to Military Control 25 February 1946. (sic)”

Other

Discharged

5 November 1945

Died

21 February 1992
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York

Buried

Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 9779
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 9779

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected date of crash from 10/6/1944 to 6 October 1944. See:
MACR 9779
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/MACRmonthly/44OctMACR.htm;
http://accident-report.com/Serials/1943h.htm;
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=B17&page=12;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9779 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men of the 710th Squadron/ MACR 9779