Name | Carlson, Walter Elmer |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-819388 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #113 dated 15 June 1944, effective 15 June 1944. |
Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 5 October 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Carlson, Walter Elmer | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Stearns, Robert Sumner⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
SGT. Ellis, Clayton John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Randall, Frank Abbott⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Morris, Edward Paul⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Hammond, Ralph Clark, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
SGT. Eltzroth, Porter J (IO)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
SGT. Thulin, Theodore Clemence⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102959⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st A section. Sortie Report⇗ |
148⇗ | 28 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B wing. Landed away at Boxted, AAF Station 150, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Co-pilot | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107224⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
158⇗ | 16 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37974⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with oxygen system trouble. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑97072. Sortie Report⇗ |
161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit J Jroup. Sortie Report⇗ |
174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Pilot | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Commander | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Pilot | 44‑6141⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engineer's arm crushed in top turret mechanism. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Pilot | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with a runaway prop on #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Dropped out of formation after bombs away, but returned OK to base. Sortie Report⇗ |