Charles Ursel Simmons Jr
Military
Standing Rear L-R :
Joe Sullivan - Navigator -
Leo Travis - Bombardier -
Frank McLaughlin - Pilot - Lee D. Slessor - Co Pilot
Kneeling Front L-R :
Charles Simmons - Ball and Tail Gunner
Clyde Wickham - Radio Operator -
Fay Kelly - Engineer - Waist Gunner -
Marshall Lisiesky - Tail Gunner -
Don Pierce - Waist Gunner -
Chester Moore - Top Turret Gunner -
Added detail. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 15309 - B-24D Liberator, 42-40746, Ole Irish. - Pilot Lt. Frank McGLaughlin is third from the left side, standing. Ole Irish, flew on the Ploesti oil...
SSgt. Charles Ursel Simmons was assigned to the 564th Bomb Squadron, the 389th Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force. He and the entire 8th Air Force were deployed (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa for Operation Tidal Wave, the mission to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. Sgt. Simmons flew aboard the B-24D Liberator, #42-40746, Old Irish : 25 combat missions, 17 as Ball Turret Gunner, and 8 as Waist Gunner). ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12035639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32041169 / O-734123
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32491935
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Ole Irish
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Farmerville, Louisiana | 7 November 1922 | Son of Charles Ursel Sr and Gladys D [Cole] Simmons. |
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Died |
4 January 1984 | ||
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Buried |
Sardis Cemetery Farmerville, Union Parish, LA | 7 January 1984 | Sardis Cemetery Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana |
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Based |
Hethel | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia