Charles L McGraw

Military
media-26541.jpeg UPL 26541 Capt. Charles L. McGraw of the 351st FS/353rd FG, 8th AAF based out of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England. McGraw had 3 aerial victories on April 7, 1945. He joined the 351st on August 18, 1944 along with Lts. Murray, Montgomery, Nicklebur, and Murphey. All survived the war and collectively downed 8.5 enemy planes in aerial combat. Billy J Murray collection

From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Object Number - UPL 26541 - Capt. Charles L. McGraw of the 351st FS/353rd FG, 8th AAF based out of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England. McGraw had 3 aerial victories on April 7, 1945....

Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 50+ combat missions. Credited with 3 x kills [Air], 2 destroyed [Grd] and 2 x damaged [Grd].





Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
Ace pilot Major Walter C. Beckham of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476), named "Little Demon". Beckham was flying this aircraft when he failed to return from a mission to Germany on 22 February 1944. He was held as a prisoner of war until the end of war in Europe.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14013487 / O-430771
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Liberty Queen
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Kansas City Kitty
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Kansas City Kitty
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA 26 October 1921 Son of Lee and Ora Almeda [Adams] McGraw.

Enlisted

Kansas City, KS, USA 21 July 1942 Kansas City, Kansas

Based

Raydon 18 August 1944 Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed [Grd]

13 September 1944 Do217 destroyed ground 13-Sep-94.

Other

E/A Destroyed [3]

7 April 1945 3 x Me109 destroyed air 7-Apr-45.

Other

E/A Destroyed [Grd]

7 April 1945 1 x He111 destroyed on ground. 7-Apr-45;

Other

E/A Damaged [Grd] [2]

7 April 1945 2 x He111 damaged on ground. 7-Apr-45.

Died

Hopkinsville, KY, USA 9 March 1997

Buried

McKinney Cemetery Trigg County KY 12 March 1997 McKinney Cemetery Trigg County Kentucky
Johnson County, MO, USA

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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