Charles H Aiken

Military
media-52993.jpeg UPL 52993 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG

Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton.

Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,

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Object Number - UPL 52993 - 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton. Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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689

  • Date: 26 October 1944

688

  • Date: 25 October 1944

683

  • Date: 19 October 1944

681

  • Date: 17 October 1944
The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'

678

  • Date: 15 October 1944

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Event Location Date Description
Duncan, OK

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0002

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=10021
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138673955

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2

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