Charles S Young

Military
media-15048.jpeg UPL 15048 Nose art of B-24 Liberator #41-24105 'Tupelo Lass' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1 August 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya. (L-R): Charles S. Young (Assistant-Co-Pilot), Albert C. Naum (Bombardier), Jake B. Epting (Co-Pilot), Edward E. Weir (Navigator). The pilot of "Tupelo Lass" on 1 August 1943 was Lt Kenneth O. Dessert.

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Object Number - UPL 15048 - Nose art of B-24 Liberator #41-24105 'Tupelo Lass' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1 August 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya....

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24105

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tupelo Lass
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dayton, Ohio

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster

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Object number: UPL 15048 - Nose art of B-24 Liberator #41-24105 'Tupelo Lass'...