Charles Rupert Stafford
MilitaryAssigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30727. He was shot down on his 8th mission. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, PH, EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
Post war: Charles died in Tacoma WA on October 22nd 1991.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14078966 / O-793717
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin Bitin
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Portland Oregon | 31 December 1916 | BornPortland Oregon |
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Enlisted |
Portland, Oregon | 16 April 1942 | EnlistedPortland, Oregon |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 14 October 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany |
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Other Discharged |
18 December 1945 | ||
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Died |
Tacoma, Washington | 3 April 1991 | DiedTacoma, Washington |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 817 / MACR 817, First Over Germany pg 169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database