Charles Robert Goldschmid
MilitaryAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-17 42-3298; Shot down 26-Jul-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 195
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061100 / O-730555
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bronx, NY | 19 March 1919 | Son of Charles Robert Sr and Sussie Goldschmid. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 3 February 1941 | New York City, New York |
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Other Baled out POW |
26 July 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Severna Park, MD | 22 January 2009 | |
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Based |
Horham | 26 July 1943 | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 195