Charles M Sakryd
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Standing (L to R):
Hirthler, Carl H, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Williams, Tilghman G, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Cruze, Earl T, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Valigosky, Frank C, Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Ferguson, Henry (NMI), Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Roma, Frank J., Technical Sergeant, Radio Operator.
Kneeling (L to R):
Sakryd, Charles M, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Markle, Frederic S, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Hartman, Jack W, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Sandall, George E, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Object Number - UPL 41932 - Crew of "Little Audrey", 379th Bomb Group, 527th Bomb Squadron. Kimbolton 1944. Standing (L to R): Hirthler, Carl H, Sergeant, Tail...
On across country practice mission as B-17 #42-37888 crashed at Andover, Hampshire, Killed non Operational (KNO).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aces n Eights
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
5 July 1944 | ||
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Born |
Astabula, Ohio | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 162., Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p. 33; 379th Bombardment Anthology, pg 343 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
