Charles E Rawlins

Military

Crashed near Pilsen on 25 Apr 45 in B-17 'Stinker Jr' #43-38652, Returned to duty (RTD).



Oak Leaf Cluster to air medal 8 May 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

LT Bartholomay

43-38652

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinker Jr
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Returned

25 April 1945

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14220, mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld p. 188 and 398th web site.