Charles A Smith

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-24 #42-50345. Plane crashed into Channel. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

People

Eugene R Hicks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811078
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50345

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 May 1944

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5389 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database