Charles William Blair Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 1st Tour of Duty (ETD). Credited with 4 x kills, 1 x damaged and 1 x probable. Completed 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC (2 OLC), AM (8 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war Qualified and worked as a pharmacist till retirement in 1987.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Leakin lizz
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 5 September 1920 | Son of Charles William Sr and Anna [Kunkler] Blair. |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 28 March 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Philadelphia Municipal Airport (MPE), Philadelphia, MS 39350, USA | 13 May 1943 | Bailed Out due to Engine Failure Municipal Airport, Philadelphia, PA Cat 3 damage Lt Charles W Blair, 13-May-43. P-47D 42-22329 - 358FS 355FG |
Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 1 January 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 15 May 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2) |
England, UK | 19 March 1945 | Completed 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Died |
Harris County, TX, USA | 12 October 2001 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
England, UK | Completed 1st Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Galveston, TX, USA | |||
Buried |
Webster, TX, USA | Forest Park East Cemetery Webster Harris County Texas USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list