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name
CARLSON, Edwin Orin - Date of
birth
11 November 1920 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-671499 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
357th Fighter Squadron,
355th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
7 November 1943 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Montdidier, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Harry W. Carlson (father)
Alma I. Carlson (mother)
Edna L. Carlson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7984 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Nickname: On The Ball
Mission: Bomber escort and Ramrod
MACR: 1280
More information
Edwin Carlson attended Akron University and then enrolled in the Pittsburgh School of Morticians, shortly before he joined the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Lockbourne Army Air Base on 4 April 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1943.Lt Carson flew as wingman of Capt Norman E. Olson. He stated the following: "After shooting down an ME 210, I pulled away with my wingman. I found myself over a solid overcast and decided to go down through and orientate myself, of possible. I let down through the overcast and broke through at 1800 feet and I found myself over water and no land in sight. I flew for several minutes and decided to gain altitude and call for homing. The overcast by this time had broken considerably and I went up through to 9000 feet. When I looked around I could not see my wingman."
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal, www.findagrave.com,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten