Charles Michael Noonan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
From a newspaper clipping in the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, 5 August 1948 via newspaper.com
Object Number - UPL 52028 - Charles M 'Doc' Noonan of the 379th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17G #42-38185 during a mission to Schwienfurt. Noonan was killed by a flak fragment, from an exploding shell that pierced his heart.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601166
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner, Togglier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA | 29 October 1918 | |
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Died |
Schweinfurt | 24 February 1944 | Killed by an exploding flak shell over the target at Schweinfurt. |
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Buried |
Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA | Saint Vincent DePaul Cemetery |
Revisions
Updated Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 6313537.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6313537/charles-michael-noonan
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 299 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
