Charles Mente Jr
MilitaryOn 1 July 42 crashed 200 yards west of Molesworth airfield on approach, killing the crew of 2. A/c was on loan from 107th Squadron RAF, while the 15th BS was attached to 226 Squadron RAF, Swanton Morley. Originally buried in adjoing plots at Brookwood, both were returned to the USA after hostilities,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 July 1942 | ||
Buried |
Farmingdale, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / losses of the 8th & 9th