Charles disappeared when his plane went down. The crash was discovered high in the Sarawagget Range, near the village of Imon. The clock in the bomber shows that it crashed at 1:21, one minute after its last radio call. He enlisted in the Army on Oct 15, 1940 from Ohio, and he attended 1 year of college. He was awarded the Purple Heart, and Air Medal. He was born to Freda and Fred Feucht, who vowed to never lock their doors in hopes that Buddy would return home and needed to get in. His family all dead now, except his sister's Mary Alice Foster, and Fern Lord. He was buried beside his parents. He was 24 years old.
US Air Force
63rd Bomber Squadron
43rd Bomber Group
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Charles served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24D #42-40972, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Franklin County, Ohio and was a Member of the Ohio National Guard prior to the war.
His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on October 15, 1940, prior to the war, from Columbus, Ohio. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from Dobodura Airfield on an armed reconnaissance mission to shadow a ten vessel convoy off Kavieng, crashed near the village of Imon, roughly 45 miles north of Lae, during the war.
His B-24D #42-40972, in their last message, reported "Three direct hits on a CL [Light Cruiser] or CA [Heavy Cruiser], 0.3005 15100E target destroyed".
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-673790
Charles also has a "Cenotaph" in the Glen Rest Memorial Estate, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
" Click Here " for that record.
His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing here at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40972:
Armacost, Arthur C, III ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Cameron, William C ~ S/Sgt, CA
Cisneros, Raymond S ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Eppright, David R ~ 2nd Lt, MO
Feucht, Charles F ~ 2nd Lt, OH
Hafner, William M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Hill, Alfred W ~ T/Sgt, TX
Lascelles, James G ~ T/Sgt, NY
Rozzell, Wilburn W ~ S/Sgt, OK
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Charles disappeared when his plane went down. The crash was discovered high in the Sarawagget Range, near the village of Imon. The clock in the bomber shows that it crashed at 1:21, one minute after its last radio call. He enlisted in the Army on Oct 15, 1940 from Ohio, and he attended 1 year of college. He was awarded the Purple Heart, and Air Medal. He was born to Freda and Fred Feucht, who vowed to never lock their doors in hopes that Buddy would return home and needed to get in. His family all dead now, except his sister's Mary Alice Foster, and Fern Lord. He was buried beside his parents. He was 24 years old.
US Air Force
63rd Bomber Squadron
43rd Bomber Group
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Charles served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24D #42-40972, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Franklin County, Ohio and was a Member of the Ohio National Guard prior to the war.
His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on October 15, 1940, prior to the war, from Columbus, Ohio. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from Dobodura Airfield on an armed reconnaissance mission to shadow a ten vessel convoy off Kavieng, crashed near the village of Imon, roughly 45 miles north of Lae, during the war.
His B-24D #42-40972, in their last message, reported "Three direct hits on a CL [Light Cruiser] or CA [Heavy Cruiser], 0.3005 15100E target destroyed".
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-673790
Charles also has a "Cenotaph" in the Glen Rest Memorial Estate, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
" Click Here " for that record.
His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing here at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40972:
Armacost, Arthur C, III ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Cameron, William C ~ S/Sgt, CA
Cisneros, Raymond S ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Eppright, David R ~ 2nd Lt, MO
Feucht, Charles F ~ 2nd Lt, OH
Hafner, William M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Hill, Alfred W ~ T/Sgt, TX
Lascelles, James G ~ T/Sgt, NY
Rozzell, Wilburn W ~ S/Sgt, OK
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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