Roy Anthony

Military
media-22779.jpeg UPL 22779 Lt Roy Anthony, [Albany, GA], 363rd Fighter Squadron. Lt. Anthony was forced to bail out of Lt. Landis’s P-51D 44-14356 B6-H “Lonesome Polecat” and was rescued by Air Sea Rescue.

Object Number - UPL 22779 - Lt Roy Anthony, [Albany, GA], 363rd Fighter Squadron. Lt. Anthony was forced to bail out of Lt. Landis’s P-51D 44-14356 B6-H “Lonesome Polecat”...

Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out from P-51D 44-14356 over English Channel 26-Feb-45. Rescued by Air Sea Recue. RTD.



Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, PH, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.



Post War: Re-enlisted/re-entered USAF form Memphis TN, serving in Korean War. Co-pilot of C-46D Commando transport 44-78114 with the 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Wing. On 15th November 1952, his aircraft was transporting personnel from Kangnung Airfield, South Korea (K-18) to Pohang Airfield, South Korea (K-3). It crashed into the Sea of Japan shortly after take off killing all 25 servicemen on board. He was presumed dead on November 26, 1952. His remains were not recovered.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (B6-H, serial number 44-14356) nicknamed "Lonesome Polecat" of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B6-H, 44-14356. 3 Feb '45. Photo by (credit) Wm Weith, via Jim Crow.' On reverse: Merle Olmsted Collection [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Georgia, USA 7 December 1923

Enlisted

Fort Benning, Cusseta, GA 31905, USA 25 January 1944 Enlisted Fort Benning Georgia USA.

Other

Assigned

Leiston IP16, UK 19 December 1944 - 6 July 1945 Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Baled Out

English Channel 26 February 1945 Baled out from P-51D 44-14356 over English Channel 26-Feb-45. Rescued by Air Sea Recue. RTD.

Other

Promoted

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 8 March 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Transferred

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 6 July 1945 - 19 September 1945 Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Sea of Japan (also known as the East Sea) 15 November 1952 Lost to the Sea of Japan. Non Battle Death NBD.
Albany, GA, USA

Buried

Memorial Dr, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA Courts of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Honolulu County Hawaii, USA.

Buried

Albany, GA, USA Memorialised Crown Hill Cemetery Albany Dougherty County Georgia, USA.

Buried

Korean War Veterans Memorial Association, 130 Riverside Dr, Dayton, OH 45405, USA Listed on Tennessee Panel 1 Cenotaph Korean War Memorial Dayton Ohio.

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