Charles D Fiery

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Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944 UPL 72418 UPL 72418 Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944 On

Object Number - UPL 72418 - Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944

Bombardier, Nason crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-37719 'Hellcat/Dinah Mite". MACR 1881. Plane crashed in Zuider Zee. Killed in Action (KIA). Body washed ashore on Apr 25, 1944 in Amsterdam. Buried in the Ardennes AMC.

Hagerstown, MD

The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued on the mission without fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809475
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Raymon C. Beus
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19171966
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751258
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35636245
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15069793
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Aircraft

Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hellcat / Dinah Mite
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

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Based

27 November 1943 - 11 January 1944

Other

Killed in Action

11 January 1944

Born

Hagerstown, Maryland

Buried

Plot B Row 17 Grave 14

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1881 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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