Charles Cushman Bliss
Military
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FRE 1492
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene".
Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943.
Standing left to right are:
2nd Lt John N Haroian, Boise, Idaho;
1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California;
2nd Lt Vernon D Duncan, Columbus, Ohio;
2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass.
Kneeling left to right:
S/Sgt Robert E Brailey, Woonsocket, RI;
T/Sgt Albert N Brown, Great Falls, Mont;
S/Sgt Herman B Mays, Terre Haute, Ind;
S/Sgt Lawrence H Ruddell, Wausau, Wisc;
S/Sgt Edmund W Wilbert, Westlake, Ohio;
T/Sgt Henry G Rotell, Riwabik, Minn.
US Air force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection
Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943.
Standing left to right are:
2nd Lt John N Haroian, Boise, Idaho;
1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California;
2nd Lt Vernon D Duncan, Columbus, Ohio;
2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass.
Kneeling left to right:
S/Sgt Robert E Brailey, Woonsocket, RI;
T/Sgt Albert N Brown, Great Falls, Mont;
S/Sgt Herman B Mays, Terre Haute, Ind;
S/Sgt Lawrence H Ruddell, Wausau, Wisc;
S/Sgt Edmund W Wilbert, Westlake, Ohio;
T/Sgt Henry G Rotell, Riwabik, Minn.
US Air force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-C…
Corrected the names of Haroian and Duncan in the photo caption. Added Haroian to the connections.
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
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- Date: 31 August 1943
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 16 August 1943
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 26 July 1943
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA | 13 March 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 13 March 1942 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 - 26 November 1943 | 21 combat missions |
Died |
Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 14 February 2005 | |
Buried |
Carpinteria, CA, USA | 17 February 2005 | Carpinteria Cemetery • Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA |
Born |
Santa Barbara County, CA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html