42-3347 Charlene

media-32416.jpeg UPL 32416 E.R .Chesmore

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Object Number - UPL 32416

Delivered Denver 14/5/43; Dow Fd 25/6/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-C] Gt Ashfield 6/43; battle damaged Schweinfurt 14/10/43, with Emery Chesmore & 96BG crew + pass (11 Returned to Duty); crash landed Bovingdon on return, no gas, Salvaged 14/10/43. CHARLENE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Emery R Chesmore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-740745
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Clyde Wood Wilkinson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33219646
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Crash landed

Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, UK 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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