Charles T Darnell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60716 - Charles T. Darnell, 457th BG
Crashed at Gehoelz in B-17 #43-38181, Killed in Action (KIA). His body was found two years later by a German farmer.
Purple Heart, Air Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, EAME Campaign Medal and American Campaign Medal
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 751st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Morristown, Tennessee | 6 July 1920 | |
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Died |
28 September 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Morristown, Tennessee |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Flak Dodger by Roland Byers MACR 9772 grandson
