Charles Denman Rushmore
Military
L-R: Capt John V Cyrus, Lt George W Epperson, Lt Charles D Rushmore, Sgt Robert A Fowle.
Object Number - UPL 52303 - "Capt. John V. Cyrus and crew of the 410th Bomb Group pose behind a Douglas A-20 "Havoc" at a 9th Air Force base in England." L-R: Capt John V...
Assigned to 645BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. 53 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Coullomiers, France in A-20 43-22060 2-Jan-45; hit by flak, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11518
Awards: AM (7OLC), PH (OLC), GC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (5 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 645th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083965 / O-747222
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
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Born |
Glencoe, OK | 8 December 1923 | Son of Chase McDowell and Ida Mae [Johnson] Rushmore. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Coullomiers, France | 2 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Coullomiers, France in A-20 43-22060 2-Jan-45; hit by flak, baled out POW MACR 11518 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 2 January 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Died |
Stillwater, OK | 17 October 2015 | |
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Buried |
Elm Grove Cemetery Stillwater, Payne County, OK | 21 October 2015 | Elm Grove Cemetery Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma |
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Based |
Metfield | 2 January 1945 | Assigned to 645BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |