Charles E Messerli
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vez on 6/27/44 in B-24 #4250344. After WWII he became an officer and served as a combat pilot in Vietnam. He retired from the military after a 30 year career.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Skeeter
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 September 2010 | ||
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Born |
Barnett, Missouri | ||
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Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6727