Charles E Blackburn

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 4 February 1943 in B-17F #41-24544 'Pennsylvania Polka' while serving as Waist Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal, Purple Heart

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pennsylvania Polka
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belfry, Kentucky 1 July 1941

Born

Mudfork, Logan County, West Virginia

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 4 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea. His remains have never been recovered.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery No Known Grave Tablets of The Missing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherland

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 3557 & 4635; made connections to PLace and Mission within existing website data. Added crew position to Biography.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3557 / MACR 3557& 4635, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 72, WWII Memorial web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database