Charles Edward Khourie
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Shared from the 398th BG website: http://www.398th.org/Images/Images_Crews/Text/Flight/Khouri_603_194409…
Object Number - UPL 24127 - Lt. Frederico Gonzales, Co-Pilot, Lt. Jack E. Kutchback, Bombardier and 1st Lt. Charles E. Khourie of the 603rd Bomb Squadron of the 398th Bomb...
Charles E Khourie was born in Ohio in 1921. His parents, Adeeb and Emily had moved to America from Syria in 1920 with Charles' older siblings. He grew up in Columbus where his father and uncle ran the Khourie's Direct Importers store on S High Street.
He served as a co-pilot with the 398th Bomb Group. His crew arrived arrived at Nuthampstead on 6 August 1944.
On 27 September 1944, Khourie became a 603rd Bomb Squadron Flight Commander.
On 15 October 1944, he was Killed in Action when his aircraft crashed on takeoff into the Anstey moat. He was later buried at Arlington Cemetery.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
24 August 1921 | BornColumbus, Ohio | |
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Lived in |
1 January 1930 | At the time of the census, Charlie Khourie is listed as living with his uncle and aunt, Naj and Malvina Khourie, his father and mother, Adeeb and Emily Khourie, and his brothers and sisters. | |
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Died |
15 October 1944 | ||
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Buried |
1 January 1948 | Re-InterredArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virgina | |
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Other Graduated from East High School |
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Other Charles' uncle and father run The two brothers run Khourie's Direct Importers store |
The employment of the two brothers is listed as 'merchants' for an 'oriental'/'imported' store in the 1930 and 1940 censuses. The address of the store is given in the Columbus' City Directory of 1945. |
Revisions
Via Ancestry:
1930 census (listed as Charlie A Khourie)
1940 census
East High School 1939 yearbook - he signed himself as 'Jack Khourie'
1945 Columbus City Directory
Changed spelling of name from Charles L Khouri to Charles E Khourie.
See: http://www.398th.org/Images/Images_Crews/Text/Flight/Khouri_603_194409…
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=khourie&GSfn=charles&…;
Combat Chronology Supplement / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
