Charles R Fields

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4297218. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 "Toonerville Trolley". Bubach Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz. Picture was taken by my Father-in-law, who was in the Hitler Youth at the time. Him and my future Mother-in-law (BDM) watched it fly over their village. After it crashed, he and his best friend rode their bikes out to the crash to take pictures.

42-97218

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4150 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database