Charles Milton Eyer
MilitaryShot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97815, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728039
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hamburg, Pennsylvania, USA | 23 August 1921 | |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 20 May 1944 | Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate) |
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Died |
Orwigsburg, PA | 3 January 2004 | |
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Buried |
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA | 7 January 2004 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA Plot Section 30, Site #237 |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Stockheim, Germany | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4770 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database