Charles Matthew Eberhardt
Military
Object Number - UPL 49657 - Charles M Eberhardt with crew, Eberhardt stands 3rd from left.
Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Fell out of formation after being hit by fighters and a bomb from a/c above on the secondary target of Munich on 18-Mar-44, B-17 42-37968 'Little Audrey' exploded in mid-air and crashed E of Munich after most of the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3418
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron 848th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Audrey
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | 21 May 1921 | Son of Mary Eberhardt. |
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Other Baled out POW |
18 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munich in B-17 42-37968 'Little Audrey' on 18-Mar-44; baled out POW MACR 3418 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 18 March 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
8 July 1985 | ||
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Buried |
Danville National Cemetery Danville, Vermilion County, IL | 10 July 1985 | Danville National Cemetery Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bury St Edmunds | 18 March 1944 | Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3418 / MACR 3418, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
