Charles A Major
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Vollradisroda in B-17 #44-6304
Staff Sergeant Charles A. Major was born July 21, 1922. His next of kin were his mother, May Major, and his brother, Jack Major. His hometown was Miami, Florida.
SSGT Major was the Right Waist Gunner aboard B-17 tail #44-6304 of the 305th Bomb Group, 442nd Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Vollradisroda, Germany, on August 16, 1944. Of the crew of ten on board, only the pilot, 2nd LT Darrell V. Betz, survived.
He is buried in Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia.
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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
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
21 July 1922 | Staff Sergeant Charles A. Major was born July 21, 1922. His next of kin were his mother, May Major, and his brother, Jack Major. His hometown was Miami, Florida. | |
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Died |
16 August 1944 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
16 August 1944 | SSGT Major was the Right Waist Gunner aboard B-17 tail #44-6304 of the 305th Bomb Group, 442nd Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Vollradisroda, Germany, on August 16, 1944. Of the crew of ten on board, only the pilot, 2nd LT Darrell V. Betz, survived. | |
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Buried |
He is buried in Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8436 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database