Charles W Compton Jr

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 42-5861 'Laden Maiden. ' Evaded. He and the navigator were the only survivors.



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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Laden maiden
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Irvington, New Jersey 10 November 1917

Other

Evaded Capture

30 December 1943

Died

6 May 1990

Buried

Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas

Revisions

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Information provided by daughter Carolyn Compton Delmar

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2020 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2020