Charlie C Williams Jr
MilitaryCrashed at Berlin on 9/12/44 in B-17 'Belle of the Brawl' #42-31690, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719499
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37548900
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39710011
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of war (POW) |
12 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 | |
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Born |
Jacksonville, Texas |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
‘Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces’, Bishop and Hey
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8828 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 8828 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia