Charles R Bond
MilitaryAssigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | 16 September 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Buckley Air Force Base, 18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 18 February 1943 | |
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Other Crashed |
Cruckton, Shrewsbury SY5, UK | 8 August 1944 | Baled Out Home Farm, Cruckton Cat 5 damage 1Lt Charles R Bond, 8-Aug-44. P-47D 42-8584W - 551FTS 495FTG 8AF. |
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Based |
Boxted | 21 August 1944 - 22 March 1945 | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 22 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 22 March 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 20 July 1945 | Completed Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
Reese Airpark, Lubbock, TX 79416, USA | 26 October 1950 | Landing Accident Reese AFB TX Cat 2 dmaage Capt Charles R Bond, 26-Oct-50. T-6D 41-34232 - 3502AMS 3500AMG |
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Other Crashed |
San Marcos Regional Airport, 1807 Airport Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA | 15 January 1953 | Forced Landing due to Mid Air Collision San Marcos AFB, TX Cat 2 damage Capt Charles R Bond, 15-Jan-53. L-21A 51-15761 - 3585MS 3585MSG. |
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Died |
Hughson, CA 95326, USA | 12 March 2010 | |
| Roscoe, Redding, CA 96003, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm