Charles Andrew Blankinship
Military
UPL 63869
UPL 63869
Bacher crew:
Rear L-R: Walter Dinwiddie, George Edgar, Charles Monk, Gerson Bacher, Nathan Spungin.
Front L-R: Paul Bolduc, Charles Blankenship, William Curtis, Albin Markiewicz, Alfred Bain.
Rear L-R: Walter Dinwiddie, George Edgar, Charles Monk, Gerson Bacher, Nathan Spungin.
Front L-R: Paul Bolduc, Charles Blankenship, William Curtis, Albin Markiewicz, Alfred Bain.
Assigned to 835BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Bacher crew.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32148733 / O-798231
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
31 October 1921 | ||
Enlisted |
Toledo, Ohio | 10 July 1942 | Enlisted Toledo, Ohio |
Other Discharged |
1 March 1970 | ||
Died |
3 July 1981 | ||
Buried |
Marion National Cemetery Marion, Indiana | 6 July 1981 | Interred Marion National Cemetery Marion, Indiana |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.486th.org roster