Charles J McCarthy
Military
B-17G-20-DL #42-37946 "The Worry Bird" Code: P
452nd BG - 729th BS
Standing Left to Right: Ed Kunis (BTG), William O'Byrne (TG), Coleman Hill (WG), Charles Monday (WG), Charles McCarthy (R/O), Arnold Pederson (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Bob Gilg (B), David Lewis (N), William Crosman (CP), Earl Truex (P)
466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield Collection
Object Number - UPL 16122 - Earl Truex Crew B-17G-20-DL #42-37946 "The Worry Bird" Code: P 452nd BG - 729th BS Standing Left to Right: Ed Kunis (BTG), William O'Byrne...
Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and returning to England on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37946 'The Worry Bird. ' Crew abandoned a/c near Le Havre, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 804536
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Governors Island, New York, NY, USA | 31 August 1942 | Fort Jay |
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Other Shot Down |
Tychowo, Poland | 8 February 1944 | Stalag Luft IV |
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Born |
New York, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2520, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces