Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 27, 1946.
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Son of Mrs. Christine Sweet who resided in Roanoke, Virginia.
Charles served as a Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Roanoke County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Married.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13118080
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Christine Sweet who resided in Roanoke, Virginia.
Charles served as a Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Roanoke County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Married.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13118080
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 27, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mrs. Christine Sweet who resided in Roanoke, Virginia.
Charles served as a Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Roanoke County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Married.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13118080
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Christine Sweet who resided in Roanoke, Virginia.
Charles served as a Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Roanoke County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Married.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13118080
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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