Charles G Miller

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 23 November 1942 in B-17 #41-24568 'Lady Fairweather' while serving as pilot. This was his first and only mission and considered an "orientation" flight. The regular pilot 1LT Artur E. Reddig served as Co-Pilot on this operation. Aircraft crashed in to Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gerald Sturgis
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16019954
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Fairweather
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Belle Île, France 23 November 1942 Killed when the aircraft was shot down by German aircraft and crashed in flamed in the sea near Belle Isle, France. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Mission #1 CPT Charles G. Miller w/B-17F 41-24568, 303BG,359BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 23 November 1943 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather", 303BG/359BS. This was his "orientation" mission. 1LT Arthur E. Reddig, the regular pilot of this aircraft, served as Co-Pilot on this mission. The aircraft was shot down. KIA

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Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Nov-42 and MACR15075.

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Lee Cunningham 1-Dec-2014. Added KIA event and location per MACR 15075; added Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.

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Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Correction to loss date in description.

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Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15075; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15075 , Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. One by Bishop and Hey, p. 48