Charles A Mayo

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bochum, Germany in B-17 42-5801 12-Aug-43; A/C Shot down, baled out and chute either didn't deploy correctly, else delayed opening of chute too long. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 656



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16052088 / O-792103
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Happy
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 13 August 1942

Died

20 miles sth of Rotterdam 12 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Bochum, Germany in B-17 42-5801 12-Aug-43; A/C Shot down, baled out unsuccessfully. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 656

Buried

Rotterdam 13 August 1943 Interred Rotterdam cemetery.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Stepson of Fred and Claudia [Pugh] Hopka.

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Podington 12 August 1943 Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Kansas, USA
Fresno CA

Buried

Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WY Lakeview Cemetery Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY Lot 1811 Sec D

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 656 / MACR 658 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database