Charles H Keck Jr

Military

Shot down twice. 14 August 1944 at Strausburg. Evaded (EVD), returned through France. 2 October 1944 near Kassel. Evaded (EVD) until 13 October 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).



3 Air Medals

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32941809
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Camp Jackson, South Carolina 11 July 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 13 October 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Other

Shot down / Evaded (EVD)

14 August 1944

Revisions

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Copied connections to A/C #42-97697 and A/C #42-97852 from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Added a EVD event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self MACR 8425 MACR 9526