Charles Church

Military
media-47906.jpeg UPL 47906 2LT Charles Church
Pilot
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
Shot Down 6 June 1944
POW

Object Number - UPL 47906 - 2LT Charles Church Pilot 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF Shot Down 6 June 1944 POW

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Warren, Ohio 28 January 1919
Akron, Ohio 16 October 1940 1260 Curtis Street Student at the University of Akron

Other

Shot Down/Captured

4 miles SW of Forges-les-Eaux, France 6 June 1944

Other

POW

Zagan, Poland 15 June 1944 Stalag Luft III (dates are approximate)

Died

Akron, Ohio 18 November 2001

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