Charles Sarabian
Military
Object Number - UPL 74543 - T/Sgt Charles Sarabian
Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Bob Sheahan crew. Flew 6 x combat missions. His bomber was one of General James Doolittle’s squadrons of Flying Fortresses that dropped the last bombs of the European war on the German-held Skoda armament works in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.
Mission List: Royan, Royan, Regensburg*, Dresden, Elserwerda, Seddin, Pilsen.
*Aborted mission
Awards: AM, EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 October 1923 | BornSanger, California | |
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Enlisted |
29 August 1942 | EnlistedLos Angeles, California | |
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Died |
20 February 2019 | DiedCeres, California | |
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Buried |
23 February 2019 | InterredLakewood Memorial ParkHughson, California |
