Charles E Patterson

Military

Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Groesbeck, Holland. Hit by flak, glider released, A/C put down in successful forced landing Schouwen Island, Holland. Came under fire from nearby bunker, captured. Prisoner of War (POW). 18-Sep-44. MACR 9838.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

Joseph Albert Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 60th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron 12th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-402363
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

D-Day, first Pathfinder crew. Serial #1 Chalk #1

42-93098

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Upottery

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indiana, USA 3 August 1922 Son of Rose E Patterson.

Enlisted

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA 16 September 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison

Other

Shot down/forced landing

Schouwen-Duiveland, Netherlands 18 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Groesbeck, Holland. Hit by flak, glider released, A/C put down in successful forced landing Schouwen Island, Holland. Came under fire from nearby bunker, captured. POW. 18-Sep-44. MACR 9838.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

29683 Bad Fallingbostel, Germany 18 September 1944 - 2 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XIb.

Died

Muncie, IN, USA 7 November 2003

Based

Upottery 18 September 1944 Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.
Henry County, IN, USA Husband to Janet Lee [Poer]Patterson.

Buried

8500 N County Rd 600 W, Middletown, IN 47356, USA Interred Miller Cemetery Middletown Henry County Indiana, USA

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The Long Road: Trials and Tribulations of Airmen Prisoners from Stalag Luft VII (Bankau) to Berlin June 44 to May 45 By Oliver Clutton-Brock, Raymond Crompton
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