Charles H Freudenthal

Military
Commanding officers of the 489th Bomb Group after a briefing. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/44 after briefing. L to R Maj Arvo E Lohela 847 BS CC, Cpt Charles Freudenthal, Gp Bombardier, Cpt Wendell Buck, Inte, Col Napier, CO, Standing- Major Morneau, Gp ops officer. 489 BG CO Col Napier with staff after briefing.' media-380878.jpg FRE 2073 Commanding officers of the 489th Bomb Group after a briefing.
Handwritten caption on reverse: "6/44 after briefing.
L to R Maj Arvo E Lohela 847 BS CC,
Cpt Charles Freudenthal, Gp Bombardier,
Cpt Wendell Buck, Inte,
Col Napier, CO,
Standing- Major Morneau, Gp ops officer.
489 BG CO Col Napier with staff after briefing." Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 2073 - Commanding officers of the 489th Bomb Group after a briefing. Handwritten caption on reverse: "6/44 after briefing. L to R Maj Arvo E Lohela 847...

As the 489th’s Group Bombardier, Charlie said he didn’t belong to any particular crew in the group. Instead he flew missions with different crews, “ … bombardier and sometimes navigator”. Charlie wrote the book ‘A History of the 489th’ and was Editor of the 489th BG Newsletter for more than 20 years. Over many years he returned to Halesworth and Norwich for both the Second Air Division and the 489th BG Reunions making many friends in the area.

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The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 & Page 270 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition

Charles H Freudenthal: Gallery (5 items)

A personnel of the 489th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94947) nicknamed "The Betty-Jim". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Dakar 4/44- Front L to R: Maj Frank C Hoak, Gp Flt Surgeon, Cpt James N Laffert, Gp Intell Officer, Cpt John E McGarth, Gp Nav, Maj Chester N Morneau, Gp Cps Officer, Col Ezekiel W Napier, Co. Back L to R: M/Sgt John R Gregor, S/S Howard R Brown, T/S John W Straus, Spt Charles H Freudenthal, M/S Garnett B Shtler, a/c 294947.'

Object number: FRE 2071 - Personnel of the 489th Bomb Group with their B-24...

Commanding officers of the 489th Bomb Group after a briefing. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/44 after briefing. L to R Maj Arvo E Lohela 847 BS CC, Cpt Charles Freudenthal, Gp Bombardier, Cpt Wendell Buck, Inte, Col Napier, CO, Standing- Major Morneau, Gp ops officer. 489 BG CO Col Napier with staff after briefing.'

Object number: FRE 2073 - Commanding officers of the 489th Bomb Group after...

Object number: UPL 50128 - Charles Freudenthal, 489th BG. 1998

Object number: UPL 50137 - CHARLES FREUDENTHAL, 489th GROUP BOMBARDIER, 1944

Object number: UPL 7230 - Mr Kanwisher's sinature is at top-left.