Charles Alvin Bolig
MilitaryShot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30719 'Shatzi. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33296662
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20651464 at enlistment, then O-670271
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
7 August 1921 | in Selingsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania | |
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Enlisted |
22 July 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Other Bailed out |
20 October 1943 | of B-17 42-30719 | |
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Other made prisoner |
20 October 1943 | between Eerde and 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 October 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland; force-marched from there to Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 21 July 1945." | |
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Died |
2 December 1980 | ||
| in Selingsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania | |||
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Buried |
Charles Bolig rests at the Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Salem, Snyder County, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
MACR 1039
WWII Draft Cards
NARA WWI Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1039 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database