Staff Sergeant, 853rd Bombardment Squadron, 491st Bombardment Group, Heavy, World War II.
Right Waist Gunner aboard B-24J Liberator #44-40073, nicknamed "Ark Angel."
Killed in Action over Germany, on mission over Misburg, and crashed 15 kilometers northwest of Hildesheim, Germany, near the community of Oerie.
All nine crew members were killed. MACR 10764.
After an attack by enemy fighters, the airplane was last seen with the top turret missing and a large hole in the right wing. The entire crew of nine was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oerie.
KIA were:
1st Lt. David N Bennett Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Jesse F Blount, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George H Engel, Navigator
S/Sgt. Charles E Hixson, Gunner
S/Sgt. Raymond O McKee, Gunner
T/Sgt. Pete Patrick Jr, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Irving B. Starr, 32995257, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry P Stovall, Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. Norman G Warford, Flight Engineer
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** For unknown reason, Oerie is not listed in Find A Grave place-name index, so Hüpede is chosen, as it is the next closest village.
Charles E. Hixson is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Bradley County, Tennessee.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, lists burial location as Hilcrest Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee. Form signed for by L. H. Hixson of 1110 East 24th Street, Cleveland, Tennessee, on 07/20/1950.
U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #34505462.
Enlistment Date: 01/13/1943.
***I would like to thank Bruce Hicks (#46591021) for linking family information to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jon Strupp Find A Grave ID47635671 for adding his photo of Charles to this memorial***
Right Waist Gunner aboard B-24J Liberator #44-40073, nicknamed "Ark Angel."
Killed in Action over Germany, on mission over Misburg, and crashed 15 kilometers northwest of Hildesheim, Germany, near the community of Oerie.
All nine crew members were killed. MACR 10764.
After an attack by enemy fighters, the airplane was last seen with the top turret missing and a large hole in the right wing. The entire crew of nine was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oerie.
KIA were:
1st Lt. David N Bennett Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Jesse F Blount, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George H Engel, Navigator
S/Sgt. Charles E Hixson, Gunner
S/Sgt. Raymond O McKee, Gunner
T/Sgt. Pete Patrick Jr, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Irving B. Starr, 32995257, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry P Stovall, Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. Norman G Warford, Flight Engineer
~~~~~~~~~
** For unknown reason, Oerie is not listed in Find A Grave place-name index, so Hüpede is chosen, as it is the next closest village.
Charles E. Hixson is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Bradley County, Tennessee.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, lists burial location as Hilcrest Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee. Form signed for by L. H. Hixson of 1110 East 24th Street, Cleveland, Tennessee, on 07/20/1950.
U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #34505462.
Enlistment Date: 01/13/1943.
***I would like to thank Bruce Hicks (#46591021) for linking family information to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jon Strupp Find A Grave ID47635671 for adding his photo of Charles to this memorial***
Staff Sergeant, 853rd Bombardment Squadron, 491st Bombardment Group, Heavy, World War II.
Right Waist Gunner aboard B-24J Liberator #44-40073, nicknamed "Ark Angel."
Killed in Action over Germany, on mission over Misburg, and crashed 15 kilometers northwest of Hildesheim, Germany, near the community of Oerie.
All nine crew members were killed. MACR 10764.
After an attack by enemy fighters, the airplane was last seen with the top turret missing and a large hole in the right wing. The entire crew of nine was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oerie.
KIA were:
1st Lt. David N Bennett Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Jesse F Blount, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George H Engel, Navigator
S/Sgt. Charles E Hixson, Gunner
S/Sgt. Raymond O McKee, Gunner
T/Sgt. Pete Patrick Jr, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Irving B. Starr, 32995257, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry P Stovall, Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. Norman G Warford, Flight Engineer
~~~~~~~~~
** For unknown reason, Oerie is not listed in Find A Grave place-name index, so Hüpede is chosen, as it is the next closest village.
Charles E. Hixson is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Bradley County, Tennessee.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, lists burial location as Hilcrest Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee. Form signed for by L. H. Hixson of 1110 East 24th Street, Cleveland, Tennessee, on 07/20/1950.
U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #34505462.
Enlistment Date: 01/13/1943.
***I would like to thank Bruce Hicks (#46591021) for linking family information to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jon Strupp Find A Grave ID47635671 for adding his photo of Charles to this memorial***
Right Waist Gunner aboard B-24J Liberator #44-40073, nicknamed "Ark Angel."
Killed in Action over Germany, on mission over Misburg, and crashed 15 kilometers northwest of Hildesheim, Germany, near the community of Oerie.
All nine crew members were killed. MACR 10764.
After an attack by enemy fighters, the airplane was last seen with the top turret missing and a large hole in the right wing. The entire crew of nine was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oerie.
KIA were:
1st Lt. David N Bennett Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Jesse F Blount, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George H Engel, Navigator
S/Sgt. Charles E Hixson, Gunner
S/Sgt. Raymond O McKee, Gunner
T/Sgt. Pete Patrick Jr, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Irving B. Starr, 32995257, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry P Stovall, Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. Norman G Warford, Flight Engineer
~~~~~~~~~
** For unknown reason, Oerie is not listed in Find A Grave place-name index, so Hüpede is chosen, as it is the next closest village.
Charles E. Hixson is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Bradley County, Tennessee.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, lists burial location as Hilcrest Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee. Form signed for by L. H. Hixson of 1110 East 24th Street, Cleveland, Tennessee, on 07/20/1950.
U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #34505462.
Enlistment Date: 01/13/1943.
***I would like to thank Bruce Hicks (#46591021) for linking family information to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jon Strupp Find A Grave ID47635671 for adding his photo of Charles to this memorial***
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