Capt
Carl H. ROESEL
Hometown During Time of Service: St Louis, MO
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 418th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Navigator
Beginning Date of 100th Service: Unknown
Time of Service at Thorpe Abbotts: Unknown - Unknown
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: CPT
Comments: INDICATED LAST MISSION WAS TO HAMBURG/ NO DATE GIVEN
Media Articles
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| Media Item | Type | Page | Volume/Issue | Broadcast Source | Time | Description | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Roesel Air Medal | St Louis Post Dispatch November 13 1944 | 12:00 am |
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
CREW
1st Lt Harold S.Bucklew P CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
2nd Lt George J.Roberts,Jr. CP CPT 22/2/45 DONAUESCHINGEN
2nd Lt Carl H.Roesel NAV CPT 30/3/45 HAMBURG
2nd Lt Robert T.Watt BOM WIA 2/10/44 KASSEL
Cpl John H.Beckner TTE CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
Cpl John T.Flowers,Jr. ROG CPT 21/1/45 MANNHEIM
Cpl Paul Zakarevich BTG CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
S/Sgt John W. Disher LWG KIA 18 /3/45 BERLIN (WITH GWIN CREW. See below) sn# 17034210
Sgt Eugene A.McCoy RWG CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
Sgt Ray Martucci TG CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
418th Sqdn. Crew,as above, joined the 100th Group on 22/8/44 "Flew SILVER DOLLAR
Watt had eyes injured by plexiglass fragments when flak struck nose of ship. Roesel believes he was returned to USA because of this. Roesel transferred from this crew to lead crew navigator. S/Sgt Disher was removed from crew to reduce to 9 men. He is transferred to the 351st BS where he is put in a spare gunners pool. Somewhere along the line he is trained as a Rad/Nav.
Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
9/18/1944 74 197 ZAKAREVICK P. SGT BTG 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 MCCOY E.A. SGT RWG 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 BECKNER J.H. SGT TTE 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 FLOWERS J.T. SGT ROG 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 WILLIAMS E.E. S/SGT TOG 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 ROSSEL C.H. LT NAV 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 BUCKLEW H.S. LT P 32090 WARSAW
9/18/1944 74 197 MARTUCCI R. SGT TG 32090 WARSAW
9/19/1944 74 198 BUCKLEW H.S. LT P 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 ROSSEL C.H. LT NAV 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 WILLIAMS E.E. S/SGT TOG 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 FLOWERS J.T. SGT ROG 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 BECKNER J.H. SGT TTE 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 ZAKAREVICK P. SGT BTG 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 MCCOY E.A. SGT RWG 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944 74 198 MARTUCCI R. SGT TG 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
9/25/1944 02 199 MARTUCCI R. SGT TG 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 MCCOY E.A. SGT RWG 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 ZAKAREVICK P. SGT BTG 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 BECKNER J.H. SGT TTE 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 FLOWERS J.T. SGT ROG 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 WILLIAMS E.E. S/SGT TOG 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 ROSSEL C.H. LT NAV 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944 02 199 BUCKLEW H.S. LT P 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
MISSIONS OF LT ROBERTS WITH LT BUCKLEW CREW
Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
9/18/1944 74 197 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 WARSAW
9/19/1944 74 198 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/25/1944 02 199 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN
Photos
Harry Crosby
The Navigators: L-R: Leo Kimbal OIC of Lead Crew Navigators, Carl Roesel 418th Sqd NAV, Joe Anderson 349th Sqd NAV, Lee Raden 350th Sqd NAV, Harry Crosby Group NAV, Ed King 351st NAV and Walter Klinikowski (Klink) Asst 349th Sqd NAV (100th Photo Archives)
Crew List
1st Crew List
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| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | BUCKLEW, Harold S. | P | CPT |
| Lt | ROBERTS, George J. | CP | CPT |
| Capt | ROESEL, Carl H. | NAV | CPT |
| LT | WATT, Robert T. | BOM | WIA |
| S/SGT | BECKNER, John H. | TTE | CPT |
| T/SGT | FLOWERS, John T. | ROG | CPT |
| S/SGT | ZAKAREVICH, Paul | BTG | CPT |
| S/Sgt | DISHER, John W. | WG | KIA |
| S/SGT | MCCOY, Eugene A. | WG | CPT |
| S/SGT | MARTUCCI, Ray | TG | CPT |
