Charles A La Marca

Military

Assigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2070



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-749699
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: White Fang
  • Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cuyahoga County, OH 22 February 1923

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 16 January 1943 Cleveland, Ohio

Other

Baled out POW

Mostar, Yugoslavia 14 January 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2070

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 14 January 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Died

25 November 2012

Buried

All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, OH 28 November 2012 All Souls Cemetery Chardon, Geauga County, OH

Based

Grottaglie 14 January 1944 Assigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF.