Charles Maring Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21772.jpeg UPL 21772 Charles Maring, Jr - Ewart, 388th BG Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21772 - Charles Maring, Jr - Ewart, 388th BG

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Merseburg in B-17 43-38404

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37523

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Holy Smokes*
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

43-38404

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 September 1944

Born

Grinnell, Iowa

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C # 43-37523 mentioned in the "Description".

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 9377

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 9377 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21772 - Charles Maring, Jr - Ewart, 388th BG