Charles Kruger
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Wainwright crew. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31698; hit by fighters, fell out of formation colliding with B-17 42-97214 'Carolina Queen' and exploding. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5319
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11069104 / O-753956
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 30 November 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
NW Berlin | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31698; hit by fighters, fell out of formation colliding with B-17 42-97214 'Carolina Queen' and exploding. KIA MACR 5319 |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | Son of Abraham and Florence Kruger. | |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 5 Grave 57 | ||
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Based |
Ridgewell | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 5319 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia