Charles Joseph Armstrong

Military

Assigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Left waist gunner. Bob Rogers crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 18-Aug-44 in B-17 44-6275; #4 on fire, crashed Adriatic Sea. MACR 7683.

Awards: AM (OLC), EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

20th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

2nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Hayne Rogers

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 20th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
Service Numbers: O1695545
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6275

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Places

Amendola

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		1 May 1922
Enlisted	Peoria, Illinois	13 August 1942	EnlistedPeoria, Illinois
Died	Logan County, Illinois	23 May 1995	DiedLogan County, Illinois
Buried	Saint Mary's Cemetery Lincoln, Illinois	26 May 1995	InterredSaint Mary's CemeteryLincoln, Illinois