Charles R Foulkes

Military

On ferry flight to 8th AF, B-24J #42-109797 crashed while landing at Marrakech on 31 Jan 1944. RTD. Continued ferry flight in B-24J #42-100286 on 5 Feb 1944 and never arrived at destination and apparently crashed at sea. His body was never found. His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial.

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People

Paul L Fox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Air Transport Command
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Charles L Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Air Transport Command
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Michael J Marley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Air Transport Command
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Francis H Metzger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Air Transport Command
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

David L Robertson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Air Transport Command
  • Service Numbers: 14005302
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Survived crash landing

Marrakesh, Morocco 31 January 1944

Died

5 February 1944

Other

Entered service from

Illinois, USA

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

https://abmc.gov/node/534409#.WHTCWE1viUk

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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 / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces