Charles R Lahey

Military
Sergeant Charles R. Lahey, a medic of the 303rd Bomb Group, does the laundry. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238761.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: .'KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING. A note which is reminiscent of the last war is struck by Sgt. Charles R. Lahey, of 154 W. Marquette Road, Chicago. He is in the medical corps, which lands him all sorts of jobs. "Love to my parents and to all my friends bac media-378894.jpg FRE 1026 Sergeant Charles R. Lahey, a medic of the 303rd Bomb Group, does the laundry. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238761.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: .'KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING. A note which is reminiscent of the last war is struck by Sgt. Charles R. Lahey, of 154 W. Marquette Road, Chicago. He is in the medical corps, which lands him all sorts of jobs. "Love to my parents and to all my friends back home," he send word. "We'll keep 'em flying". O.P.S. Charles bringing a laundry bundle from the officers' quarters. 44a.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1026 - Sergeant Charles R. Lahey, a medic of the 303rd Bomb Group, does the laundry. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp],...

Charles Lahey (1923–1944) was a Medical Corpsman.



The 1930 Census shows that Lahey’s father was a salesman and his mother was of German descent; Charles – father; Emily – mother; Vincent – brother. He was living in Orland Park, Cook County, Chicago. By the 1940 Census, his father was still listed as a salesman but his mother appears to have died.



Lahey died on Christmas day in 1944. His body was recovered after a severe snowstorm at Molesworth. He is one of many men and women who died whilst serving in the armed forces from a cause that was not directly related to combat action. Many of the graves in the Cambridge American Cemetery have similar stories behind them, although Lahey’s body was repatriated to the USA after the war.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 January 1923

Died

25 December 1944

Based

Molesworth 25 December 1944
Orland Park, IL, USA

Buried

Rock Island National Cemetery, Moline, IL 61265, USA Grave says: AAF STA COM SQ

Revisions

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Added burial location and date of birth - photo of grave can be found on www.findagrave.com - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lahey&GSiman=1&GS…;

Units attached:
358th BS - http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/sp-249medical.pdf
427th BS - http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/sp-personnel.pdf
Station Complement Squadron - from his grave

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Census records and information on the back of the photograph from the Freeman Collection which shows Lahey, recorded at the time.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K

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Sergeant Charles R. Lahey, a medic of the 303rd Bomb Group, does the laundry. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238761.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: .'KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING. A note which is reminiscent of the last war is struck by Sgt. Charles R. Lahey, of 154 W. Marquette Road, Chicago. He is in the medical corps, which lands him all sorts of jobs. "Love to my parents and to all my friends bac

Object number: FRE 1026 - Sergeant Charles R. Lahey, a medic of the 303rd...