Charles C Savage

Military

B-24H #42-7624 crashed upon landing due to battle damage on the return from an operational mission on 9 Mar 1944. RTD. Two crewmen baled out of B-24J #42-100100 when a fighter attack set the a/c on fire on the return from a mission on 18 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-100100

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Double Trouble
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 18 March 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

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Added a location for the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-100100 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Combat Chronolog, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia