Charles Rex Todd
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 5-Dec-44 in B-17 42-39947 'Chiquita'; flak crashed Prenden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11040
Awards: PH.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39339534
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15171275 / O-752803
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33830128
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13106696 / O-824865
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16135865
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chiquita
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Diego, California, USA | 26 November 1923 | Son of D. R. and Lola Todd. |
Died |
Prenden, Germany | 5 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 5-Dec-44 in B-17 42-39947 'Chiquita'; flak crashed Preikien. KIA MACR 11040 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Chelveston | 5 December 1944 | Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, CA | Re-Interred Greenwood Memorial Park San Diego, San Diego County, California |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11040 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database