Charles A Mayo
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bochum, Germany in B-17 42-5801 12-Aug-43; A/C Shot down, baled out and chute either didn't deploy correctly, else delayed opening of chute too long. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 656
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16052088 / O-792103
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Happy
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 13 August 1942 | |
Died |
20 miles sth of Rotterdam | 12 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bochum, Germany in B-17 42-5801 12-Aug-43; A/C Shot down, baled out unsuccessfully. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 656 |
Buried |
Rotterdam | 13 August 1943 | Interred Rotterdam cemetery. |
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA | Stepson of Fred and Claudia [Pugh] Hopka. | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Podington | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Born |
Kansas, USA | ||
Fresno CA | |||
Buried |
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WY | Lakeview Cemetery Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY Lot 1811 Sec D |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 656 / MACR 658 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database