MACR PILOT: 1Lt Wesley R. Carlton O-481962
MACR #: 08817
Fiche #: 03237
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 350th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: SE
Intended Destination: Ruhland
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 7-10/10 cloud cover
Give
Date: September 11, 1944
Time: 12:05
Location: 5015N - 1310E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy anti-aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 43-65889
B: 43-64291
C: SW-01975
D: SW-019852
Weapons
A: 950059
B: 949888
C: 646866
D: 655776
E: 655816
F: 648101
G: 648234
H: 635255
I: 685471
J: 645349
L: 651223
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 9
Pass: 0
Total: 9
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Wesley R. Carlton | 1Lt | O-481962 |
| CP | Edward F. Neu | 2Lt | O-7100840 |
| 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
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.C. Ivosevic | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-818525 |
| J.H. McLaughin | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-816523 |
| T.M. Kemp | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-812217 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Any other reason
Other: A/C was last seen under control
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "The group in which A/C 154 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 one they came is undetermined," | ||
| No Data | **** THERE IS NEW INFORMATION AND CAN BE FOUND IN REVISED MACR'S 0001 AND 0002 FOR LT CARLTON AND LT HOLLADAY. BASED ON 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****** 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 a new MACR for Wesley Carlton Crew based on new date/research by Jan Z and Photographic evidence. MPF 2014 |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: November 30, 1999
