Charles Anderson Hunton | American Air Museum

Charles Anderson Hunton Jr

Military

Assigned to 642BS, 409BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Euskirchen hit by flak in wing span out of control and crashed Liblar, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) 2-Feb-45 MACR 12056.

Awards: DFC, AM (11OLC), PH.

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Units served with

409th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

642nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-22027

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 409th Bomb Group 642nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Little Walden

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Hadstock

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Mississippi County, AR, USA	20 January 1942
Died	Liblar, 50374 Erftstadt, Germany	2 February 1945	Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Euskirchen hit by flak in wing span out of control and crashed Liblar, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) 2-Feb-45 MACR 12056.
Born	Arkansas, USA		Son of Charles A and Gertrude H [Hiett] Hunton.
	Mississippi County, AR, USA
Based	Little Walden	2 February 1945	Assigned to 642BS, 409BG, 9AF USAAF.
Buried

Revisions

Date30 Apr 2017 08:47:01

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to suffix

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http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/fr/american-war-cemeter…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56358885

Date30 Apr 2017 08:46:08

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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