Charles Francis Bang
MilitaryRWG, Zum crew, 381st BG, 535th BS.
Shot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29789 'Big Time Operator'. Mission #25 to the airfield at Romilly, France. MACR 473.
Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft XVIIB. S/Sgt Bang was a replacement for this mission, he was a member of the Chapman crew, 535th BS. Prior to being sent overseas, S/Sgt Bang rode with the ground echelon crew on a ship due to a broken leg in a cast. He wanted to join his own unit.
Credited with one German fighter destroyed on the 17 August 1943 mission to Schweinfurt with the Chapman crew.
Arlington, VA
POW
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35310860
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20820644
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-430115
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795331
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War |
3 September 1943 | Stalag Luft XVIIB | |
Born |
Arlington, Virginia |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 473;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 473