Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Hartnig, Carl (NMI) ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-717156 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 8 June 1944, effective 8 June 1944. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
7 July 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: New Jersey, cemetery unknown |
| Decorations | Awarded the Air Medal, posthumously, for completion of 6 combat missions per 1st Air Division General Orders #168 dated 13 July 1944. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Accident Report # 44-07-07-515⇓ (11.808 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Anderson, Earl Overlade, Jr⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Shreve, Walter Eugene, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Hartnig, Carl (NMI) | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Warren, Lawrence Chester⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Sherman, John Dewey⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Lloyd, Wilmer Leroy⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Noland, Neal William⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Hinshaw, Glenn Samuel⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
| SGT. O'Leary, William Louis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| PVT. Alvarez, Victor Reyes⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 6
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
138⇗ |
18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, High Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
139⇗ |
19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Navigator |
42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
140⇗ |
19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Navigator |
42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41A Group
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
141⇗ |
20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Navigator |
42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97521.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
142⇗ |
21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
151⇗ |
6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Coubronne, France |
Navigator |
42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
153⇗ |
7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑102442⇗ |
High group, 41st B wing. Collided with 44‑6147 over England due to weather conditions; crashed 8 miles NW Ridgewell at Withersfield, Suffolk, UK.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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