Charles Emory Falls
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 54112 - Charles E. Falls in ROTC uniform.
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 22-Mar-43 in B-24 41-23832 'Maggie'; hit by flak in the target area, lost altitude and fell out of the formation, attacked by fighters. Crashed into North Sea, vicinity of Alte Mellum Island. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15585
Awards: PH.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-404099
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maggie
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Birmingham, Alabama, USA | 1 July 1921 | Son of John Harry Sr and Ella Nora [Jones] Falls. |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 11 December 1941 | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Died |
Vicinity of Alte Mellum Island | 22 March 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 22-Mar-43; Crashed into North Sea, vicinity of Alte Mellum Island. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15585 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Shipdham | 22 March 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Oakland Cemetery Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL | Re-Interred Oakland Cemetery Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15585 / MACR 15585, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 92 by Bishop & Hey, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties pp. 60-61 by Will Lundy National WWII Monument web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
