Charles A Buckley
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 30667 - Technical Sergeant Charles A Buckley, Tail Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group.
Entered service at Philadelphia, PA 22 January 1944. Joined 392nd BG 1944. He flew on 30 combat missions; on two of them - after taking numerous flak hits - they had to bail out, fortunately over France. The first time was on 16 January 1945, his 19th birthday. Rank at end of WW II was S/Sergeant. He re-enlisted in 1958 as an electronic warfare maintenanace specialist until his retirement in 1977- Rank at retirement from service was T/Sergeant.
Flew 30 combat missions and twice bailed out.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
3 July 2012 | ||
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Born |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Revisions
392nd BG Memorial Association Membership Directory, June 1987 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
