Son of Mrs. Mary Vargo who resided in Chicago, Illnois.
Charles served as a Staff Sergeant, 33rd Bomber Squadron, 22nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 18, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was a passenger on C-47B #43-16343 which was flying from Tacloban, Philippines to Angaur, Palau during the war.
C-47B #43-16343 was assigned to the 70th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The plane went missing, cause unknown.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight when it failed to arrive at Angaur.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Twenty-One (21) airmen gave their all on this flight.
Service # 36319147
It is unclear if the passengers on this flight were going to Angaur for R&R or for medical reasons due to injuries.
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Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16343:
Crew:
Berschel, Eldon F ~ Sgt, Engineer, IA
Bost, Donald P ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Joly, David C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, CA
Kelly, Richard K ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Yochem, Elvin J ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Passengers:
Burton, Robert G ~ Sgt, VA
Coffman, Lloyd W ~ Sgt, AR
Cook, James F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Cribbs, Hubert G ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Crouch, Maurice I ~ 2nd Lt, IN
Ditmore, Claude O, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Dostie, Normand J ~ Sgt, ME
Duerr, George A ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Sands, Richard T ~ S/Sgt, KS
Schnitzler, Gordon M ~ S/Sgt, MO
Stewart, Thomas H ~ S/Sgt, NE
Tait, George G ~ S/Sgt, UT
Tidwell, Norman D ~ S/Sgt, TX
Vargo, Charles ~ S/Sgt, IL
Wicker, William J ~ S/Sgt, MS
Yogis, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, NY
MACR # 12602
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Charles served as a Staff Sergeant, 33rd Bomber Squadron, 22nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 18, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was a passenger on C-47B #43-16343 which was flying from Tacloban, Philippines to Angaur, Palau during the war.
C-47B #43-16343 was assigned to the 70th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The plane went missing, cause unknown.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight when it failed to arrive at Angaur.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Twenty-One (21) airmen gave their all on this flight.
Service # 36319147
It is unclear if the passengers on this flight were going to Angaur for R&R or for medical reasons due to injuries.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16343:
Crew:
Berschel, Eldon F ~ Sgt, Engineer, IA
Bost, Donald P ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Joly, David C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, CA
Kelly, Richard K ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Yochem, Elvin J ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Passengers:
Burton, Robert G ~ Sgt, VA
Coffman, Lloyd W ~ Sgt, AR
Cook, James F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Cribbs, Hubert G ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Crouch, Maurice I ~ 2nd Lt, IN
Ditmore, Claude O, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Dostie, Normand J ~ Sgt, ME
Duerr, George A ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Sands, Richard T ~ S/Sgt, KS
Schnitzler, Gordon M ~ S/Sgt, MO
Stewart, Thomas H ~ S/Sgt, NE
Tait, George G ~ S/Sgt, UT
Tidwell, Norman D ~ S/Sgt, TX
Vargo, Charles ~ S/Sgt, IL
Wicker, William J ~ S/Sgt, MS
Yogis, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, NY
MACR # 12602
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Mary Vargo who resided in Chicago, Illnois.
Charles served as a Staff Sergeant, 33rd Bomber Squadron, 22nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 18, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was a passenger on C-47B #43-16343 which was flying from Tacloban, Philippines to Angaur, Palau during the war.
C-47B #43-16343 was assigned to the 70th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The plane went missing, cause unknown.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight when it failed to arrive at Angaur.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Twenty-One (21) airmen gave their all on this flight.
Service # 36319147
It is unclear if the passengers on this flight were going to Angaur for R&R or for medical reasons due to injuries.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16343:
Crew:
Berschel, Eldon F ~ Sgt, Engineer, IA
Bost, Donald P ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Joly, David C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, CA
Kelly, Richard K ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Yochem, Elvin J ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Passengers:
Burton, Robert G ~ Sgt, VA
Coffman, Lloyd W ~ Sgt, AR
Cook, James F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Cribbs, Hubert G ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Crouch, Maurice I ~ 2nd Lt, IN
Ditmore, Claude O, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Dostie, Normand J ~ Sgt, ME
Duerr, George A ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Sands, Richard T ~ S/Sgt, KS
Schnitzler, Gordon M ~ S/Sgt, MO
Stewart, Thomas H ~ S/Sgt, NE
Tait, George G ~ S/Sgt, UT
Tidwell, Norman D ~ S/Sgt, TX
Vargo, Charles ~ S/Sgt, IL
Wicker, William J ~ S/Sgt, MS
Yogis, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, NY
MACR # 12602
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charles served as a Staff Sergeant, 33rd Bomber Squadron, 22nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 18, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was a passenger on C-47B #43-16343 which was flying from Tacloban, Philippines to Angaur, Palau during the war.
C-47B #43-16343 was assigned to the 70th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The plane went missing, cause unknown.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight when it failed to arrive at Angaur.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Twenty-One (21) airmen gave their all on this flight.
Service # 36319147
It is unclear if the passengers on this flight were going to Angaur for R&R or for medical reasons due to injuries.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16343:
Crew:
Berschel, Eldon F ~ Sgt, Engineer, IA
Bost, Donald P ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Joly, David C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, CA
Kelly, Richard K ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Yochem, Elvin J ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Passengers:
Burton, Robert G ~ Sgt, VA
Coffman, Lloyd W ~ Sgt, AR
Cook, James F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Cribbs, Hubert G ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Crouch, Maurice I ~ 2nd Lt, IN
Ditmore, Claude O, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Dostie, Normand J ~ Sgt, ME
Duerr, George A ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Sands, Richard T ~ S/Sgt, KS
Schnitzler, Gordon M ~ S/Sgt, MO
Stewart, Thomas H ~ S/Sgt, NE
Tait, George G ~ S/Sgt, UT
Tidwell, Norman D ~ S/Sgt, TX
Vargo, Charles ~ S/Sgt, IL
Wicker, William J ~ S/Sgt, MS
Yogis, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, NY
MACR # 12602
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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