Charles Raymond Mitchell
MilitaryShot 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089784
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14094229 at enlistment, then O-701492
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37549316
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13025756
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States | 4 July 1922 | the son of Raymond C. and Elsie Mitchell |
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Enlisted |
5 May 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
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Other Evaded capture |
20 May 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. | |
| Akron, Ohio | |||
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Enlisted |
Revisions
MACR 4938
US Census 1930
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1432
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org
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