Charles B Overacker Jr
MilitaryCommanding Officer from 18 March 1942 to 4 January 1943. He led the 1st mission to Lille 09 October 1942. Then lead the group to Brest 07 November 1942 and to St. Nazaire 09 November 1942. He was relieved as CO and re-assigned to the 8th AF 04 January 1943. He retired on 30 June 1956.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790288
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
22 February 1901 | ||
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Died |
26 October 1983 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014: Award association.
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Combat Crews pg. 137 & 144, First Over Germany pg. 1-3,9-13, 15-17, 23-25, 40-44, 55, 62-3, 307, & 322., / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia