Charles served as a Second Lieutenant on B-29A #42-93953, 6th Bomber Squadron, 29th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B-29A #42-93953 took off on May 5, 1945 from North Field on Guam for a precision bombing mission against Tachiarai Airfield, Kyushu, Japan. They were shot down by Japanese aircraft and crashed, possibly at sea, during the war. Eight parachutes were seen to open by other planes.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2079183
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Airmen who perished from B-29A #42-93953:
Bassett, Clark B, Jr ~ Corp, NY
Berry, Jack M ~ 2nd Lt, GA ~ Shot while POW
Calvin, Merlin R ~ Pvt, MO ~ Shot while POW
Chapman, William H ~ T/Sgt, NM
Corliss, Irving A ~ Corp, NH ~ Shot while POW
Dengler, Jack V ~ Sgt, IL ~ Shot while POW
Finkelstein, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Howard, Albert R ~ Sgt, AL
Miller, Ralph B ~ 1st, Pilot, MI
Roush, Clyde M ~ 1st Lt, KS
Winder, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, UT
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Jeff Hall for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B-29A #42-93953 took off on May 5, 1945 from North Field on Guam for a precision bombing mission against Tachiarai Airfield, Kyushu, Japan. They were shot down by Japanese aircraft and crashed, possibly at sea, during the war. Eight parachutes were seen to open by other planes.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2079183
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Airmen who perished from B-29A #42-93953:
Bassett, Clark B, Jr ~ Corp, NY
Berry, Jack M ~ 2nd Lt, GA ~ Shot while POW
Calvin, Merlin R ~ Pvt, MO ~ Shot while POW
Chapman, William H ~ T/Sgt, NM
Corliss, Irving A ~ Corp, NH ~ Shot while POW
Dengler, Jack V ~ Sgt, IL ~ Shot while POW
Finkelstein, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Howard, Albert R ~ Sgt, AL
Miller, Ralph B ~ 1st, Pilot, MI
Roush, Clyde M ~ 1st Lt, KS
Winder, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, UT
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Jeff Hall for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Charles served as a Second Lieutenant on B-29A #42-93953, 6th Bomber Squadron, 29th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B-29A #42-93953 took off on May 5, 1945 from North Field on Guam for a precision bombing mission against Tachiarai Airfield, Kyushu, Japan. They were shot down by Japanese aircraft and crashed, possibly at sea, during the war. Eight parachutes were seen to open by other planes.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2079183
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished from B-29A #42-93953:
Bassett, Clark B, Jr ~ Corp, NY
Berry, Jack M ~ 2nd Lt, GA ~ Shot while POW
Calvin, Merlin R ~ Pvt, MO ~ Shot while POW
Chapman, William H ~ T/Sgt, NM
Corliss, Irving A ~ Corp, NH ~ Shot while POW
Dengler, Jack V ~ Sgt, IL ~ Shot while POW
Finkelstein, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Howard, Albert R ~ Sgt, AL
Miller, Ralph B ~ 1st, Pilot, MI
Roush, Clyde M ~ 1st Lt, KS
Winder, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, UT
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Jeff Hall for submitting this record for bio updates!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B-29A #42-93953 took off on May 5, 1945 from North Field on Guam for a precision bombing mission against Tachiarai Airfield, Kyushu, Japan. They were shot down by Japanese aircraft and crashed, possibly at sea, during the war. Eight parachutes were seen to open by other planes.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2079183
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished from B-29A #42-93953:
Bassett, Clark B, Jr ~ Corp, NY
Berry, Jack M ~ 2nd Lt, GA ~ Shot while POW
Calvin, Merlin R ~ Pvt, MO ~ Shot while POW
Chapman, William H ~ T/Sgt, NM
Corliss, Irving A ~ Corp, NH ~ Shot while POW
Dengler, Jack V ~ Sgt, IL ~ Shot while POW
Finkelstein, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Howard, Albert R ~ Sgt, AL
Miller, Ralph B ~ 1st, Pilot, MI
Roush, Clyde M ~ 1st Lt, KS
Winder, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, UT
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Jeff Hall for submitting this record for bio updates!
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