Charles Minter Jr

Military

Prisoner of War. Shot down by flak and crashed near Schweinfurt on 7/21/44 in B-17 44-6103



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6103

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

21 July 1944 - 8 May 1945

Born

Paterson, New Jersey
Hazel Park, MI, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate records to include information from:
- MACR 7254
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
- www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Mnames.html

Connections and further details from:
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=95435

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7254