Charles Woodford Mylius Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Captain Charles W. Mylius Jr.
Charles Woodford Mylius
Richmond News Leader newspaper
In 1940 at age of 16 he was a Captain Adjutant on Staff and Member of the Honor Court in the John Marshall Corps of Cadets at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated at the age of 16!
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, Virginia | 5 May 1923 | Parents: Charles W. Mylius, Sr., and Marie V. Mylius née Ransone |
Died |
Scole, Norfolk, England | 20 November 1944 | THE MORNING OF 20 NOV 44 WAS HAZY WHEN THE WEATHER SHIP (A/C #43-380995) TOOK OFF AT 0557 HOURS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER AT 400 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT BANK, LOST ALTITUDE, HIT A TREE AND EXPLODED. THE CRASH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF SIX LIVES INCLUDING CAPT CHARLES W. MYLIUS, JR WHO WAS FLYING AS COMMAND PILOT. |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia | 27 January 1949 | Arlington National Cemetery, Section 12, Site 7094 |
Revisions
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Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th BS.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/sqds_name2.asp