Charles Arthur Yant
MilitaryShot down 18 June 1944 over Hamburg, Germany on 5th mission in B-24 42-51119. Prisoner of War (POW) for 11 1/2 months.
Awards: PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 15 November 1921 | Born Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 18 June 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III |
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Died |
Toledo, Ohio | 10 December 2011 | Died Toledo, Ohio |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Toledo, Ohio | 13 December 2011 | Interred Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 5929 & Page 448 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)