Army Air Forces 2LT Charles Carlson, killed in World War II, was finally returned to his family and, on August 4, 2017, laid to rest - in American soil - with full military honors
Awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal. Service #706483.
On December 23, 1944, 2LT Carlson was the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt serving with the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force. He was shot down south of Bonn, Germany, during an air battle between American and German pilots during the Battle of the Bulge. His wingman believed that Carlson had bailed from the plane. German officials reported finding and burying 2LT Carlson’s remains at the crash site near Buschhoven, Germany.
An investigation after the war by the American Graves Registration Command in 1948 found material evidence and eyewitness testimony linking a crash site near Buschhoven to Carlson’s plane; however, efforts to find his remains at the site were unsuccessful.
In March 2008, an independent German researcher contacted the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (now DPAA) with information regarding a plane crash near Buschhoven. He informed analysts that a local German resident had found parts of an aircraft and other material evidence consistent with a P-47 aircraft. Between May 2008 and September 2009, JPAC historians conducted more interviews of potential eyewitnesses and research on the site of the crash. Based on information gathered during this work, JPAC investigators recommended excavation of the Buschhoven site for possible remains. DPAA laboratory analysis and circumstantial evidence were used in the identification of his remains.
Charlie was finally returned to his family and, on August 4, 2017, laid to rest in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors (175211342).
Awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal. Service #706483.
On December 23, 1944, 2LT Carlson was the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt serving with the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force. He was shot down south of Bonn, Germany, during an air battle between American and German pilots during the Battle of the Bulge. His wingman believed that Carlson had bailed from the plane. German officials reported finding and burying 2LT Carlson’s remains at the crash site near Buschhoven, Germany.
An investigation after the war by the American Graves Registration Command in 1948 found material evidence and eyewitness testimony linking a crash site near Buschhoven to Carlson’s plane; however, efforts to find his remains at the site were unsuccessful.
In March 2008, an independent German researcher contacted the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (now DPAA) with information regarding a plane crash near Buschhoven. He informed analysts that a local German resident had found parts of an aircraft and other material evidence consistent with a P-47 aircraft. Between May 2008 and September 2009, JPAC historians conducted more interviews of potential eyewitnesses and research on the site of the crash. Based on information gathered during this work, JPAC investigators recommended excavation of the Buschhoven site for possible remains. DPAA laboratory analysis and circumstantial evidence were used in the identification of his remains.
Charlie was finally returned to his family and, on August 4, 2017, laid to rest in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors (175211342).
Army Air Forces 2LT Charles Carlson, killed in World War II, was finally returned to his family and, on August 4, 2017, laid to rest - in American soil - with full military honors
Awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal. Service #706483.
On December 23, 1944, 2LT Carlson was the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt serving with the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force. He was shot down south of Bonn, Germany, during an air battle between American and German pilots during the Battle of the Bulge. His wingman believed that Carlson had bailed from the plane. German officials reported finding and burying 2LT Carlson’s remains at the crash site near Buschhoven, Germany.
An investigation after the war by the American Graves Registration Command in 1948 found material evidence and eyewitness testimony linking a crash site near Buschhoven to Carlson’s plane; however, efforts to find his remains at the site were unsuccessful.
In March 2008, an independent German researcher contacted the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (now DPAA) with information regarding a plane crash near Buschhoven. He informed analysts that a local German resident had found parts of an aircraft and other material evidence consistent with a P-47 aircraft. Between May 2008 and September 2009, JPAC historians conducted more interviews of potential eyewitnesses and research on the site of the crash. Based on information gathered during this work, JPAC investigators recommended excavation of the Buschhoven site for possible remains. DPAA laboratory analysis and circumstantial evidence were used in the identification of his remains.
Charlie was finally returned to his family and, on August 4, 2017, laid to rest in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors (175211342).
Awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal. Service #706483.
On December 23, 1944, 2LT Carlson was the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt serving with the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force. He was shot down south of Bonn, Germany, during an air battle between American and German pilots during the Battle of the Bulge. His wingman believed that Carlson had bailed from the plane. German officials reported finding and burying 2LT Carlson’s remains at the crash site near Buschhoven, Germany.
An investigation after the war by the American Graves Registration Command in 1948 found material evidence and eyewitness testimony linking a crash site near Buschhoven to Carlson’s plane; however, efforts to find his remains at the site were unsuccessful.
In March 2008, an independent German researcher contacted the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (now DPAA) with information regarding a plane crash near Buschhoven. He informed analysts that a local German resident had found parts of an aircraft and other material evidence consistent with a P-47 aircraft. Between May 2008 and September 2009, JPAC historians conducted more interviews of potential eyewitnesses and research on the site of the crash. Based on information gathered during this work, JPAC investigators recommended excavation of the Buschhoven site for possible remains. DPAA laboratory analysis and circumstantial evidence were used in the identification of his remains.
Charlie was finally returned to his family and, on August 4, 2017, laid to rest in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors (175211342).
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