MACR PILOT: 1Lt Wesley R. Carlton - O-481962 |
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MACR: 00001 | FICHE : |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 350th BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: SE | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Ruhland | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: 7-10/10 Cloud Cover |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1943-09-11 | TIME: 12:05 | LOCATION: 5535N-1310E |
SPECIFY: Last Sighted |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy Aircraft |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:
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AIRCRAFT: 42-102695 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: | ||
A: SW-148297 B: SW-015360 C: SW-015561 D: SW-022526 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 779708 B: 606279 C: 595281 D: 778515 |
E: 599141 F: 779802 G: 778405 H: 782134 |
I: 715991 J: K: 778513 L: 778509 |
PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS: |
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CASUALTY TYPE: | Battle Casualty | |
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD: | ||
CREW: 9 | PASS: 0 | TOTAL: 9 |
PERSONNEL:
POSITION | NAME | RANK | SERIAL |
P1 | |||
P2 | Wesley R. Carlton | 1Lt | O-481962 |
CP | Edward F. Neu | 2Lt | O-754439 |
NAV (N) | Hugh R. Davidson | 1Lt | O-710840 |
BOM (B) | Jack L. Eppendorf | 1Lt | O-684143 |
RAD | Milton S. Edelstein | TSgt | 11110130 |
ENG | Hike H. Bagdasian | TSgt | 33190910 |
BAL | Ralph E. Jacobson | SSgt | 37568138 |
WG (W) | William U. Schaefer | SSgt | 36449914 |
WG (W) | |||
TG (T) | George E. Watrous | SSgt | 32855846 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
W.C. Ivosevic | 2Lt | O-818525 |
Last sighted | ||
McLaughlin | 2Lt | O-816523 |
Last sighted | ||
T.M. Kemp | 1Lt | O-812217 |
Last sighted |
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Any other reason | OTHER: Aircraft was last seen under control |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
First Witness: Eyewitness1 FName Eyewitness1 LName | |
Report: Eyewitness1 Report "The group in which A/C 695 was flying was attacked by 50 to 70 enemy aircraft. The attack caused at least three of our aircraft to explode and most of the others appeared to be damaged, some were attacked again as stragglers. In a few minutes all but one disappeared beneath the undercast. Since none of them returned no account of the loss of specific aircraft is available. About half of them appeared to be under control as they disappeared into the undercast. Two chutes were seen before the aircraft disappeared, but from which aircraft they came is undetermined," |
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Second Witness: Eyewitness2 FName Eyewitness2 LName | |
Third Witness: Eyewitness3 FName Eyewitness3 LName | |
Report: Eyewitness2 Report |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:Search |
PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: Prepared By
DATE PREPARED:
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
Eyewitness2 Report Jack Eppendorf was originally on the crew of R .A. Wegrzynek and Ralph Jacobson was on the original crew of L. W. Riegel. "Destroyed by enemy fighters. Reported to have exploded in the air with some of the crew being blown clear of the aircraft. Wreckage site near Annaberg, south of Dresden, Germany. Seven of the nine man crew were killed. German records indicate that T/Sgt Milton S. Edelstein was interred in the local cemetery at Oberwiesenthal and T/Sgt Mike Bagdasian was interred in the cemetery of Crottesdorf/Erzgebirge. It is likely the remaining five KIAs were also interred at Oberwiesenthal. After the war the US Graves Registration Service exhumed the bodies and re-interred them in Ardennes. Plots HH-4-95/100 and II-4-76/82. The US Graves Registration Service, like the Germans, could not individually identify the airmen. All received a Common Plot in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri on February 27th, 1950, Plot 78/957-961, Group Burial 1200/570. Lt Teague-Bom, T/Sgt Runyan-TTE and Lt Nielsen-NAV who are also in the mass grave, were from the crew of Lt Harold Taylor. From Carlton Crew: Edelstein, Bagdasian, Watrous, Jacobson, Schaefer, and Eppendorf. " **** THIS IS THE REVISED MACR FOR LT WESLEY CARLTON CREW CONTAINING NEW INFORMATION FROM JAN ZDIARSKY'S RESEARCH AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. IT IS NOW FACT THAT LT CARLTON FLEW 42-102695 " AND LT HOLLADAY CREW FLEW 42-97154 "OUR BABE HUTCHIE" ...MPF 2014