Charles Raymond Mitchell

Military

Shot down 20 May 1944 in B-17 #42-37864. Evaded (EVD). Helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Last hidden in secret camps in the Belgian Ardennes. Liberated by US troops on 1 September 1944 in Belgium and back in England by air 3 September. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1432. See his page with photos at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fmitchecr.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Paul Douglas Dickerson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35201269
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Edward Harold Frost

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16037453 at enlistment, then O-568222
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Joseph Gerard Keenan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12120493 at enlistment, then O-700733
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Richard Joseph Kindig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35549145
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Andrew Anthony Marcin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33261086
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-3487

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bombn Belle
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron

42-37864

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marty
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States 4 July 1922 the son of Raymond C. and Elsie Mitchell

Enlisted

5 May 1942 Cleveland, Ohio

Other

Evaded capture

20 May 1944 - 1 September 1944 Helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance.
Akron, Ohio

Enlisted

Revisions

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Updated website address

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Associated Media / Added Award

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MACR 4938
US Census 1930
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1432
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4938 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database