Charles served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Ramsey County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-741983
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Ramsey County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-741983
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charles served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Ramsey County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-741983
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Ramsey County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-741983
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inscription
2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
