Charles G Miller
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 23 November 1942 in B-17 #41-24568 'Lady Fairweather' while serving as pilot. This was his first and only mission and considered an "orientation" flight. The regular pilot 1LT Artur E. Reddig served as Co-Pilot on this operation. Aircraft crashed in to Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16019954
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Fairweather
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belle Île, France | 23 November 1942 | Killed when the aircraft was shot down by German aircraft and crashed in flamed in the sea near Belle Isle, France. His remains were never recovered. |
Other Mission #1 CPT Charles G. Miller w/B-17F 41-24568, 303BG,359BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 23 November 1943 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather", 303BG/359BS. This was his "orientation" mission. 1LT Arthur E. Reddig, the regular pilot of this aircraft, served as Co-Pilot on this mission. The aircraft was shot down. KIA |
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Nov-42 and MACR15075.
Lee Cunningham 1-Dec-2014. Added KIA event and location per MACR 15075; added Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.
Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Correction to loss date in description.
Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15075; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15075 , Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. One by Bishop and Hey, p. 48