Charles Francis Geyer Jr
Military
Détails : Front row, left to right : Pilot Charles F. Geyer ; Co-Pilot Robert P. Surdez Jr, Bombardier Donald O. Mills, Navigator William J. Doherty. Back row, left to right : Ball Turret Gunner Edward L. Lantron, Radio Operator Melvin H. Litke (*), Tail Gunner James A. Parker, Top Turret Gunner Frank J. Killarney, Left Waist Gunner Alexander J. Guilianelli and Right Waist Gunner Everett J. Missey (*).
(*) Melvin Litke and Everett Missey were not on board Geyer’s 42-3439 on the 10 October mission when that aircraft was shot down. They had been replaced for that mission by, respectively, Aaron M. Becker and Charles R. Randel, who were both killed. Everett Missey was killed on the 16 December mission and Melvin Litke finished his tour with 50 missions to his credit.
Détails on personnel in crew picture
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
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19040763 and O-742032
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | 6 November 1918 | Son of Charles F. Geyer and Mary Geyer |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 9 January 1942 | Enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
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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" |
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Died |
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | 20 May 2001 | |
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Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html