Charles Ellis Moore
Military
Object Number - UPL 38403 - S/Sgt Charles Ellis Moore, tail gunner B-17's, 548BS, 385BG, 8AF.
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31786 'Gin Ricky' 8-May-44; hit by enemy aircraft KO'd #3 engine, crashed Worphausen, 9 miles NE of Bremen. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4563
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32214948 / O-677681
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jeanne Ricky
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH | 2 October 1942 | Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
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Other Baled out POW |
Worphausen, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31786 'Gin Ricky' 8-May-44; hit by enemy aircraft KO'd #3 engine, crashed Worphausen, 9 miles NE of Bremen. POW MACR 4563 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 8 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW), Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland. Later to Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
12 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Byrd Township, OH | 18 July 2016 | |
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Buried |
Maplewood Cemetery Ripley, Brown County, OH | 21 July 2016 | Maplewood Cemetery Ripley, Brown County, OH |
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Born |
Winchester, Adams County, OH | Son of George and Edna Moore. | |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
