Charles Cushman Bliss
Military
Object Number - FRE 1492 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse:...
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674166
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator/Squadron Navigator

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-669297
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Charlene
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 562nd Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Quarterback
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil One
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 July 1943
- Date: 26 July 1943
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 16 August 1943
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=S5-44TGJ)
- Date: 17 August 1943
Places

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA | 13 March 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 13 March 1942 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 - 26 November 1943 | 21 combat missions |
Died |
Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 14 February 2005 | |
Buried |
Carpinteria, CA, USA | 17 February 2005 | Carpinteria Cemetery ⢠Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA |
Santa Barbara County, CA, USA |
Revisions
Added awards
findgrave.org
1948 Army and Air Force Officers' Register
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html