Charles O C Corson
MilitaryAssigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Montgomery County, PA, USA | 9 August 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 4 September 1942 | |
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Other Commissioned |
5 December 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Bodney | 12 June 1944 - 21 July 1945 | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss IP21 4JA, UK | 25 November 1944 | Belly Landing out of Fuel Thorpe Abbots/Sta 139 Cat 4 damage Lt Charles O C Corson, 25-Nov-44. P-51D 44-14902 - 487FS 352FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 5 February 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Pennsylvania, USA | 7 March 2012 |
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