Charles Paul DeRose
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Relation of Charles' daughters.
Object Number - UPL 21326 - Senior Photo, Eastern High School, Lansing, MI. 1938
Charles DeRose served as a navigator with the 92nd Bomb Group. He was shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #4231248 and Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fulton, OH, USA | 28 September 1921 | |
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Died |
Bernsdorf, Germany | 11 April 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Connected up the entry with the record of the aircraft DeRose was in when he was shot down.
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
MACR 3669 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3669
