Charles Claude Kirkman
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52833 - T/Sgt Charles Kirkman, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat mission. McCord crew
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Exeter, CA | 23 December 1922 | Son of Frank C Kirkman. |
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Enlisted |
Fresno, CA | 12 February 1943 | Fresno, California |
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Died |
Visalia, CA | 3 February 2012 | |
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Buried |
Exeter District Cemetery Exeter, Tulare County, CA | 6 February 2012 | Exeter District Cemetery Exeter, Tulare County, California |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1470
