Charles S Barber
MilitaryEvader. Crashed near Mendon on 8/11/44 in B-17 Royal Flush #42-6087. Upon landing, Barber was captured by Germans and placed in a hospital for his injuries. Liberated August 1944 in Paris while recovering from wounds.
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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
- Nicknames: Royal Flush aka Harper's Ferry aka Aske's Angels
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 11 August 1944 | |
Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
Revisions
Added S/N per crew records at 100th BG website.
See: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8074 / MACR 8074, http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2123.pdf">http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2123.pdf> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database