Charles W Avona

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-97078. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97078

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pride of the Yankees
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

29 April 1944

Born

Shelter Island, New York

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4457 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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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 / MACR 4457