Charles Marion Few
Military
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UPL 41536
"Crew [ Lt Blair Belongia ] of the 92nd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 23 February 1944."
Shot down on 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-30668. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Awards: DSC (OLC), DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, GC, WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16022483 / O-442762
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yalobusha, MS | 2 November 1944 | Son of John Marion and Eva Estelle [Hunter] Few. |
Other Wounded in Action (WIA) |
Germany | 2 November 1944 | Wounded in Action (WIA) in B-17 44-8215. 2-Nov-44. |
Died |
Little Rock, AR | 21 November 2004 | |
Buried |
Pisgah Cemetery Water Valley, Yalobusha County, MS | 24 November 2004 | Pisgah Cemetery Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi |
Enlisted |
Revisions
Contributorjanetrhawley
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Sources
Charles M. Few's Department of Air Force Metal and Unit Award Record
ContributorAl_Skiff
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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 / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Biship & Hey p. 268