Charles Francis Geyer Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 15002 - Original caption : "A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group led by Second Lieutenant Charles Geyer, with their B-17 Flying Fortress." Picture taken on 3...
Lt Charles Geyer was Pilot on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1018. Lt Geyer landed in parachute near Dinther in the Netherlands and was soon joined by his Co-Pilot Robert Surdez. Both were soon captured, sent to Amsterdam and interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. See the Geyer crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/5
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12155334
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31016678 and O-736630
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33273658
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32416220
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19140382
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | 6 November 1918 | Son of Charles F. Geyer and Mary Geyer |
|
Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 9 January 1942 | Enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
|
Other Prisoner of War - POW |
Barth, Germany | 20 October 1943 - 16 June 1945 | NARA WWII POW database :"Stalag Luft 1, Barth - returned to military control 16/6/45" |
|
Died |
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | 20 May 2001 | |
|
Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
Revisions
Added website address for the Geyer crew
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 1018
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html