Charles A McWilliams

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media-21764.jpeg UPL 21764 Charles A McWilliams - Bloomfield, 487th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21764 - Charles A McWilliams - Bloomfield, 487th BG, KIA

Shot down 6 Jun 1944 in B-24H 42-52629 'Sammy's Niece'. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52629

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

6 June 1944

Born

Bloomfield, Iowa

Buried

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 5484 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/GrossCrew.shtml

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Object number: UPL 21764 - Charles A McWilliams - Bloomfield, 487th BG, KIA