2nd Lt. Charles F. Feucht's remains were recovered in 2006 and he now rests here at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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 "Killed 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.
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His name is also permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
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Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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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
Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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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 "Killed 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 also permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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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
Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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2nd Lt. Charles F. Feucht's remains were recovered in 2006 and he now rests here at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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 "Killed 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 also permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 "Killed 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 also permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines.
" Click Here " for that record.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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