Charles Arthur Badavas
MilitaryAssigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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 Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Maria
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boston, MA, USA | 6 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 28 September 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 12 June 1944 | Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 4 August 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Newburyport, MA, USA | 6 August 1996 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | ||
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Born |
Suffolk County, MA, USA |
Revisions
Contributordvas
Changes
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography and events
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations