Carlin, Philip Lester

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Carlin, Philip Lester ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-698259 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 26 April 1944, effective 26 April 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	13 May 1944
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey: Section I Site 199
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 April 1917
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4814⇓ (50.910 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗	Pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Shwery, Arthur John, "James"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Carlin, Philip Lester	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Miller, Thomas Richard.⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Gore, Oscar Nathan⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Grindell, Robert Dennis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Adams, George Alvan⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Nielsen, Erling (NMI), "Earl"⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Sabo, George (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Snyder, Henry Franklin⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Navigator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37974. Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Navigator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Navigator	42‑102548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return While formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814 Sortie Report⇗

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