McAnear, Carlton Sidney

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McAnear, Carlton Sidney ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Sergeant
Serial Number	18182702 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944.
Duty	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	13 September 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 30 November 1923 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #180 dated 9 September 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 8902⇓ (16.169 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Canion, Bill Elmer⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Gray, Fred Price⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Koch, William Conrad⇗	Navigator	MIA
2nd Lt. Eicher, Alvin Anthony⇗	Bombardier	POW
CPL. Friedman, Jack Kenyon⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
CPL. McAnear, Carlton Sidney	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Kulis, Peter William⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Filkorn, John George⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
CPL. Martin, Leonard Nelson⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
CPL. McKnight, Lyle Orin⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑37703⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back due to #2 engine failure. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return At 1124, immediately after bombs away, this aircraft was observed going down in flames due to flak. MACR 8902 Sortie Report⇗

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