Charles D Fiery
Military ROLL OF HONOURBombardier, 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809475
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19171966
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hellcat / Dinah Mite
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 7 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
- Date: 31 December 1943
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Based |
27 November 1943 - 11 January 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action |
11 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Hagerstown, Maryland | ||
Buried |
Plot B Row 17 Grave 14 |
Revisions
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