Charles E Jennings
MilitaryForced to ditch in the North Sea after being hit by flak and/or fighters on the return from an aborted mission to Genshagen on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100288 'Maj. Hoople'. KIA.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maj. Hoople
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Lima, Iowa, USA | ||
Buried |
Ohio | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR 2966 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/37105444
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2966 / MACR 2966, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 68 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database