8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Carl M Anderson
Military
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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.
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.
Service
Units served with
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359th Fighter Group
Group
The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were... -
368th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 11 September 1944.
Aircraft
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44-14444
P-51 Mustang
Associated Place
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East Wretham
Military site : airfield
East Wretham was not improved to Class A standard. It retained its shorter runways, although eventually pierced-steel planking was laid to make take offs and landings easier for the Thunderbolt, and then Mustang, pilots. Steel matting was also laid to...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Lived in | Boston, Massachusetts | 1940 |
| Assigned | Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 2 August 1944 – 21 November 1944 |
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Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Zagan, Poland | 21 November 1944 – 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). |
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| Baled Out | Harleshausen, Kassel, Germany | 21 November 1944 |
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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. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 July 2016 20:48:01 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=44-14444 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:05:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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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