Charles Dixon Lee Jr
Military
Object Number - FRE 781 - King George VI meets the crew of a B-24 Liberator during his first official visit to the 93rd Bomb Group at Alconbury. 11 November 1942. In front...
Charles D. Lee flew with the 93rd BG in 1943 and then transferred to the 91st BG on 24 January 1944. Became Group Operations Officer on 7 February 1944 in the 91st BG. Shot down 22 April 1944 in B-17 #42-40000 "Just Nothing". Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38301982
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34601212
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802566
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13082080 at enlistment, then O-695722
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (91st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-419035
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator; Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just Nothing / Quad Zero
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Spartanburg, South Carolina | 13 August 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
12 December 1941 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
22 April 1944 | Interned at Stalag 9C in Bad Sulza, Saxe-Weimar, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 24 May 1945.” | |
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Died |
25 August 1983 | ||
| Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina |
Revisions
Frank Scorsune was not on board 42-40000 when it was lost
MACR 4259
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
MACR 4259
93rd Roster, MACR 4259 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
