His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Beatrice King who resided in Troy, New York.
Christopher served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24M "Betty Lou" (#44-50695), 713th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Rensselaer County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 6, 1943 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
Christopher died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-24M crashed, for an unknown reason, at Goodman's Cairn near Pildinny, Scotland during the war. He had previously been awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
This B-24 had left it's base at Seething in Norfolk, England and was preparing for a flight back to the United States via Prestwick on the Ayrshire coast when the crash occurred.
Service # 32747076
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Crew members who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Blank, James G ~ Capt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Harriman, William T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Minnesota
Huber, John K ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Ohio
Kanarak, Morris L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
King, Christopher C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Menrad, Louis F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Illinois
Merrow, Derward E ~ Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Pargh, Bernard F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Tennessee
Pollio, Francis X ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
Wildman, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Passengers who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Arrons, Sydney ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Earnhart, Harold L ~ Capt, Arkansas
Fortin, Edmond C Corp, Massachusetts
Gafney, George T, Jr ~ Pfc, Missouri
Good, Allan D ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Lindsey, Aubrey W ~ Sgt, Arkansas
Thompson, Heber H ~ Lt. Col, Pennsylvania
( Crew & Passenger's discovered & Listed by ShaneO )
( Bio & Crew Links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously submitted to Find A Grave:
He enlisted 6 Feb 1943
His service number was 32747076
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Christopher served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24M "Betty Lou" (#44-50695), 713th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Rensselaer County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 6, 1943 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
Christopher died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-24M crashed, for an unknown reason, at Goodman's Cairn near Pildinny, Scotland during the war. He had previously been awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
This B-24 had left it's base at Seething in Norfolk, England and was preparing for a flight back to the United States via Prestwick on the Ayrshire coast when the crash occurred.
Service # 32747076
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew members who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Blank, James G ~ Capt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Harriman, William T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Minnesota
Huber, John K ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Ohio
Kanarak, Morris L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
King, Christopher C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Menrad, Louis F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Illinois
Merrow, Derward E ~ Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Pargh, Bernard F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Tennessee
Pollio, Francis X ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
Wildman, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Passengers who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Arrons, Sydney ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Earnhart, Harold L ~ Capt, Arkansas
Fortin, Edmond C Corp, Massachusetts
Gafney, George T, Jr ~ Pfc, Missouri
Good, Allan D ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Lindsey, Aubrey W ~ Sgt, Arkansas
Thompson, Heber H ~ Lt. Col, Pennsylvania
( Crew & Passenger's discovered & Listed by ShaneO )
( Bio & Crew Links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously submitted to Find A Grave:
He enlisted 6 Feb 1943
His service number was 32747076
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Beatrice King who resided in Troy, New York.
Christopher served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24M "Betty Lou" (#44-50695), 713th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Rensselaer County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 6, 1943 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
Christopher died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-24M crashed, for an unknown reason, at Goodman's Cairn near Pildinny, Scotland during the war. He had previously been awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
This B-24 had left it's base at Seething in Norfolk, England and was preparing for a flight back to the United States via Prestwick on the Ayrshire coast when the crash occurred.
Service # 32747076
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew members who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Blank, James G ~ Capt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Harriman, William T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Minnesota
Huber, John K ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Ohio
Kanarak, Morris L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
King, Christopher C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Menrad, Louis F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Illinois
Merrow, Derward E ~ Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Pargh, Bernard F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Tennessee
Pollio, Francis X ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
Wildman, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Passengers who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Arrons, Sydney ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Earnhart, Harold L ~ Capt, Arkansas
Fortin, Edmond C Corp, Massachusetts
Gafney, George T, Jr ~ Pfc, Missouri
Good, Allan D ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Lindsey, Aubrey W ~ Sgt, Arkansas
Thompson, Heber H ~ Lt. Col, Pennsylvania
( Crew & Passenger's discovered & Listed by ShaneO )
( Bio & Crew Links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously submitted to Find A Grave:
He enlisted 6 Feb 1943
His service number was 32747076
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Christopher served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24M "Betty Lou" (#44-50695), 713th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Rensselaer County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 6, 1943 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
Christopher died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-24M crashed, for an unknown reason, at Goodman's Cairn near Pildinny, Scotland during the war. He had previously been awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
This B-24 had left it's base at Seething in Norfolk, England and was preparing for a flight back to the United States via Prestwick on the Ayrshire coast when the crash occurred.
Service # 32747076
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew members who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Blank, James G ~ Capt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Harriman, William T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Minnesota
Huber, John K ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Ohio
Kanarak, Morris L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
King, Christopher C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Menrad, Louis F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Illinois
Merrow, Derward E ~ Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Pargh, Bernard F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Tennessee
Pollio, Francis X ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
Wildman, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Passengers who perished on B-24M (#44-50695):
Arrons, Sydney ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Earnhart, Harold L ~ Capt, Arkansas
Fortin, Edmond C Corp, Massachusetts
Gafney, George T, Jr ~ Pfc, Missouri
Good, Allan D ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Lindsey, Aubrey W ~ Sgt, Arkansas
Thompson, Heber H ~ Lt. Col, Pennsylvania
( Crew & Passenger's discovered & Listed by ShaneO )
( Bio & Crew Links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously submitted to Find A Grave:
He enlisted 6 Feb 1943
His service number was 32747076
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