Anthony Vincent Carnesi
MilitaryDitched 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
- 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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38607355
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37481513
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Red Hot Mama
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
MACR 9779
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
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;
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