Charles J Mott

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-97086 'American Maid. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



Mott was a gunner with a replacement crew and - as it turned out - flew a single mission with the 94th BG that of 11th April 1944. Their plane was hit by flak over Kiel , two engines were knocked out, the bombs salvoed and they were forced to drop out of formation. Four of the crew were killed, the rest became POWs. Mott felt guilty because he had not contributed anything to the war effort and knew nobody in the Squadron. His only wartime friends were those he made at Stalag 17B.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: American Maid
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Places

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

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Denmark 11 April 1944

Born

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 94th Bomb Group related to the service of Charles Mott.

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April 11, 1944- B-17 crash landed. Charles was injured and plane was on fire. He still went in twice to plane, first to retrieve first aid kit, then to rescue crew. He was unable to save all due to capture. He was then a POW in Stalag 17-B until end of war.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4008 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database