Charles E Pledge
Military
Rear Row: William P. Lordi, Austin R. Parker, Charles E. Pledge Joseph A. Kerins, Rhodes L. Brown
Front Row: James J. Dolan, Robert O. Shacklett, George Balthazor, Arnold H. Kuhlman.
Object Number - UPL 71706 - B-24 42-52618 Chief 'Warpello' with Shacklett crew. Rear Row: William P. Lordi, Austin R. Parker, Charles E. Pledge Joseph A. Kerins, Rhodes L....
Assigned to 839BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-24 42-52618 'Chief Wapello'.
Awards: AM, (3OLC) EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Chief Wapello
- Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri | 14 February 1911 | 14 Feb 1911Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri |
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Died |
Panama City, Distrito de Panamá, Panama | 19 June 1947 | DiedPanama City, Distrito de Panamá, Panama |
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Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville, Missouri, | 22 June 1947 | InterredBURIALGreenwood CemeteryClarksville, Missouri, |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/shacklett_crew_herington.shtml
