Charles Edward Fink Jr
Military
Top Row, Left to Right: Ralph E Heacox, Bombardier; Gregory G Newell, Copilot; Robert G Craig, Navigator; Charles Wisdom, Pilot
Back Row, Left to Right: Douglas J Spence, Ball Turret; Charles E Fink Jr, Engineer – TT; John R Cook, Radio Operator; Jerry A Minor, Armorer – LWG; Royden C Laird, Tail Gunner
Object Number - UPL 57029 - 42-102783 - Photograph taken 1944 Stateside during training, possibly at Pyote or Biggs AAF. Charles Wisdom Crew who would go on to serve in the...
Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-774859
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cincinnati, OH | 19 April 1924 | Son of Charles E. and Myrtle M. [Buttelwerth] Fink. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 5 November 1942 | Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
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Died |
20 November 2010 | ||
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Buried |
Arlington Memorial Gardens Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, OH | 23 November 2010 | Arlington Memorial Gardens Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio |
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Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Cincinnati, OH |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/