Charles Lloyd Giltenboth

Military
media-51064.jpeg UPL 51064 "Lt. Baltes and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944."

Rear L-R: Fred Glover, George Baltes, Edward Macauley, Rob Marble.

Front L-R: Robert Walls ?, Austin Godsey, Charles Giltenboth, MIlton Kanz, John Stenger, Branislaw Posluszny .

https://www.fold3.com/image/32145076?terms=george,baltes,e

Object Number - UPL 51064 - "Lt. Baltes and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944." Rear L-R: Fred Glover,...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Baltes crew. 33 missions completed 17-Oct-44. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

George Edward Baltes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19069634 / O-758514
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102484

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heller's Angel
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-107206

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Black Magic

42-97781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eight Ball III
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

43-37537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, PA 9 February 1916 William George and Letitia Ann 'Lettie' [Lightner] Giltenboth.

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 10 April 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Died

22 November 2004

Buried

Mount Royal Cemetery Glenshaw, Allegheny County, PA 25 November 2004 Mount Royal Cemetery Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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http://www.303rdbg.com/359baltes.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40830026/charles-lloyd-giltenboth

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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