Charles Dwight Darby
Military
Via grandson Trae
Object Number - UPL 78604 - 2nd Lt Charles D. Darby
Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed in B-24 42-94760 25-Jun-44 RTD. Spent almost 2 years in hospital with the wounds from the crash.
Awards: EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 489th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 844th Bomb Squadron 489th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baker County, Florida | 11 March 1921 | BornBaker County, Florida |
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Enlisted |
Erie, Pennsylvania | 19 June 1942 | EnlistedErie, Pennsylvania |
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Other |
13 November 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lt | |
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Other Discharged |
20 December 1943 | ||
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Died |
Hillsborough County, Florida | 6 November 2009 | DiedHillsborough County, Florida |
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Buried |
Myrtle Hill Memorial Park Tampa, Florida | 9 November 2009 | InterredMyrtle Hill Memorial ParkTampa, Florida |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Charles H. Freudenthal photo collection; Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
