Charles M Bayless

Military

He flew on John Kelly crew. Reported to the ETO on 21 Oct 1943. Shot down fighters and crashed in Kuppenheimer, GR on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31979. POW at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12.



POW, AM 3OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31979

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fayetteville, AR, USA 22 October 1917

Died

Stevenson, OR 18 March 1985

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 25 February 1944

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2767 / MACR 2767, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg 221, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…