Charles C Harpin
Military
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UPL 13393
B-24H-1-CF, serial number 41-29118
MACR 3829
Shot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29118 'Nine Yanks and a Jerk'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nine Yanks and a Jerk
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 12 April 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Born |
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the 8th AF. Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database