Charles William Greeninger

Military

He flew on Irving Dudley crew until Dudley was shot down on 16-Aug-44. Reported to group on 21-Jul-44.

Mission List: Dollbergen, Caen, Chamant, Florennes, ??, Madgeburg, Strarlsund, ??, Koln, Harburg, Bielefeld, Harburg, Frankfurt, Merseburg, Eschweiller, Leeuwarden, Misburg, Koblenz, Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Merseburg, Kaiserslautern, Glessen, Bingen, Mianz.

Awards: AM (5OLC), PH, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory,

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Units served with

306th Bomb Group

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

369th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Irving Kenneth Lutes Dudley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-755655
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot

Aircraft

42-102975

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Verna e
Unit: 306th Bomb Group

43-38362

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
Unit: 306th Bomb Group

43-38690

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

Thurleigh

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bedford

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	11 September 1922	BornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Enlisted	Miami Beach, Florida	1 February 1943	EnlistedMiami Beach, Florida
Died		31 May 1992

Revisions

Date7 Jan 2024 17:18:32

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/545023263

https://www.fold3.com/record/19242321/charles-w-greeninger-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/83858209/charles-w-greeninger-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:03

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pictures%2072dpi/T_Dudley%2072%20dpi.jpg / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia