Charles served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24H "Super Mouse" #41-28594, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Richland County, South Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 7, 1942 at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina.. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
Charles was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14125997
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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This is a war memorial. View family cenotaph and family links at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery.
He resided in Richland County, South Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 7, 1942 at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina.. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
Charles was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14125997
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a war memorial. View family cenotaph and family links at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery.
Charles served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24H "Super Mouse" #41-28594, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Richland County, South Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 7, 1942 at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina.. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
Charles was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14125997
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a war memorial. View family cenotaph and family links at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery.
He resided in Richland County, South Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 7, 1942 at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina.. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesmen and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
Charles was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14125997
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a war memorial. View family cenotaph and family links at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery.
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