Charles Raymond Woodworth
MilitaryTop Row (L to R): 2Lt Charles R Woodworth, 2Lt Roger F Moran, 2Lt Lawrence L Leach, 1Lt Curtis Ames Burgan
Bottom Row (L to R): S/Sgt. John T Kuntz, S/Sgt Stanley Farnsworth, Cpl Robert G Ames, S/Sgt. Darrell W Coats, T/Sgt Frank J Brinski, S/Sgt William A Ford
Mike Woodworth
Lt. Woodworth enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January 1942, and completed bombardier training 4 July 1942 at Victorville, California. Assigned to the 305th Bomb Group, he was with the group as they completed training at Muroc, California, then Syracuse, New York, before the the group flew to England in November 1942. Shot down by flak on 23rd mission over Kiel Germany on 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4124624 "Madame Betterfly", with the plane crashing into the North Sea. He was held as a prisoner of war (POW) at Stalag Luft III. After forced march to Stalag VIIA in January 1945, he and others were liberated from there on 29 April 1945 by elements of Patton's 3rd Army.
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- Date: 4 April 1943
- Date: 28 March 1943
- Date: 22 March 1943
- Date: 18 March 1943
- Date: 13 March 1943
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roseville, CA, USA | 16 June 1918 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 19 May 1943 - 29 April 1945 | |
Died |
Carmichael, California | 12 November 2009 |
Revisions
Added a death event per info in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15549 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database