Charles F Elliott
MilitaryShot down by massive fighter attacks and crashed W of Vechta, GR on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31735 'Lucky Lee'. Prisoner of War (POW). Was on 13th mission, first daylight raid on Berlin. He was on the right waist gun when B-17 shot down over Poland. He was in Stalag Luft IV for 16 months.
POW/ 2 Purple Hearts;Air Medal w 1/Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Campaign; EAME Medal; National Defense Medal;
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lee
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 | |
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Died |
24 September 2000 | ||
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Born |
Bloomington, Indiana, USA | ||
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Buried |
Bloomington, IN, USA | Valhalla Gardens, Bloomington, Indiana |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3020 / MACR 3020/nephew James W. Terman, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database