Charles Forest Tate Jr

Military

Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-30139 'Snuffy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30139

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Drakesboro, New Jersey 24 January 1920 Son of Charles Forest Tate Sr.

Enlisted

Evansville, IN 1 May 1942 Evansville, Indiana

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 17 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Shot down / baled out

Am Langen Berg 1, 97705 Burkardroth, Germany 17 August 1943 Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-30139 'Snuffy. POW.

Based

Grafton Underwood 17 August 1943 Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/88921277/charles-f-tate-jr-wwii-army-enlis…

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4701

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https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4105

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