Charles K Eisen

Military

Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107023, Prisoner of War (POW). Plane crash landed at Champfleure. Lt. Blythe was only crewmember killed.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107023

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5182 / MACR 5182, Ridgewell's Flying Fortress by MacKay pp. 134-5 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database