Officer Service No: O-2268106
Charles served as a Second Lieutenant, 70th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 10, 1940, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Charles was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Charles was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Husband of Lula E. McCurry who resided in Denton, Texas.
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Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
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Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Bio, Passenger List & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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Charles served as a Second Lieutenant, 70th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 10, 1940, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Charles was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Charles was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Husband of Lula E. McCurry who resided in Denton, Texas.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Bio, Passenger List & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Officer Service No: O-2268106
Charles served as a Second Lieutenant, 70th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 10, 1940, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Charles was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Charles was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Husband of Lula E. McCurry who resided in Denton, Texas.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Bio, Passenger List & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charles served as a Second Lieutenant, 70th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 10, 1940, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Charles was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Charles was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Husband of Lula E. McCurry who resided in Denton, Texas.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Bio, Passenger List & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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