Charles D Conklin Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 51786
Flight Offier Charles D. Conklin, Jr. from Indiana
Family
Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in bombing raid over Germany, mid air collision over Saarbrucken 19-Jul-44. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7420
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700406
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ann
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 August 1923 | ||
Based |
28 January 1943 - 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Died |
Saarbrucken, Germany | 19 July 1944 | |
Enlisted |
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Buried |
Forest Hill Cemetery Greencastle, Putnam County, IN | Re-Interred Forest Hill Cemetery Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province