Charles Francis Wagner
Military
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23626 - Arthur Shirk's Crew. Back row: (L-R) F/O Richard Hawley-Bombardier, F/O Arthur Shirk-Pilot, F/O: John R. (Bob) Halbert-Co-pilot, F/O Michael O....
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Apr-45 in B-17 43-38664. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13868
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Oak Harbor, OH | 18 February 1926 | Son of John Bertam and Emma Mae Gertrude [Warner] Wagner. |
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Enlisted |
New Cumberland, PA | 19 May 1944 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Muhldorf, Germany | 11 April 1945 | Shot down 11-Apr-45 in B-17 43-38664. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13868 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 11 April 1945 | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery Cresson, Cambria County, PA | Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery Cresson, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | |
| Cresson, PA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
