Charles R Elliott
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. Collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-664034
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Stardust
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 27 June 1941 | |
Died |
Gressenhall, Dereham NR20, UK | 27 March 1944 | |
Buried |
29 March 1944 | Plot G Row 3 Grave 1 Cambridge American Cemetery | |
Born |
Texas | ||
Comanche County, TX, USA |
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Sources
8th AAF chonology, Combat Chronology Supplement p. 243 Attlebridge Arsenal p. 190 by Wassom and Brassfield, Losses of 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia