Charles Milton Christ
Military
Object Number - UPL 31216 - Lt. Col. Charles M Christ, [Tulsa, OK.] Group Headquarters. P-51D 44-72214 HL-A "Poop Shooter".
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, killed in fatal crash of C-47 43-15578 in Iran 5-Feb-49.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | 7 September 1918 | Son Erich Harry and Martha Ellen [Anderson] Christ. |
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 15 March 1941 | |
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Based |
Duxford | 24 July 1944 - 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | 9 September 1944 | Promoted to Major. |
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Based |
Duxford | 9 September 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 19 March 1945 | Me109 destroyed 19-Mar-45. |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | 16 May 1945 | Promoted to Lt Colonel. |
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Died |
105 NE Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran | 5 February 1949 | Fatal Crash 105M NE Ahwaz, Iran Cat 4 damage Lt Col Charles M Christ, 5-Feb-49. C-47A 43-15578 EMB |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
| Tulsa, OK, USA | |||
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Buried |
5111 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa, OK 74145, USA | Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Tulsa County, OK |
Revisions
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Christ&Submit=Search
https://www.fold3.com/record/84767412-charles-m-christ
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Christ%2C+Charle…
http://www.cieldegloire.fr/014_christ_c_m.php
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=202552
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82728041/charles-milton-christ
