Charles Southwell Kane
Military
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UPL 52334
Lt Hawg [sic] and crew of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group pose in front of their plane at their base in England on 19 March 1944.
Back row: Walter Backman, Darwin Arnold, Warren Hawes, Andrew Archiopoli.
Front row: Mark Overstreet , Johnny Enlow, Charles Kane, Howard Reppert, Elvis Lehman
Back row: Walter Backman, Darwin Arnold, Warren Hawes, Andrew Archiopoli.
Front row: Mark Overstreet , Johnny Enlow, Charles Kane, Howard Reppert, Elvis Lehman
US Air Force Official Photo via Fold3
Re-upload of UPL 44546 (now deleted) due to technical error with original image.
Charles Kane was Right Waist gunner in the Warren Hawes Crew (Crew Number 18) in the 390th Bomb Group. He flew most missions on B-17 #42-31717 “HELLS BELLS”.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06244988
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13118691
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108181
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
1 April 1924 | Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey | |
Enlisted |
17 October 1942 | Newark, New Jersey | |
Died |
30 January 1998 | ||
Born |
Englewood, New Jersey |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
2005 e-mail correspondence with fellow crew member Johnny Enlow's nephew Troy
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Kane%2C+Charles+S