Charles B Hirsch

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #425435. Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 May 1943

Born

Warren County, Mississippi

Buried

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15721, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hayes, p. 113, ABMC