Charles Sylvester Lail Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 22230 - Charles S Lail Jr

Charles Lail served as a bombardier with the 562nd Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group. On 29 November 1943, he was flying in B-17 #423505 when it was shot down and ditched in the North Sea. Lail was Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3505

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hickory, North Carolina 25 February 1923 When Charles Sylvester Lail was born on February 25, 1923, in Catawba County, North Carolina, his father, Charles, was 27 and his mother, Pearl, was 20. He had two brothers and two other siblings.

Died

29 November 1943 He died on November 29, 1943. Plane ditched in North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA), at the age of 20.

Revisions

Date13 Dec 2016 15:46:45
ContributorLucy May
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 3153 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date15 Jun 2016 02:30:46
Contributorbsigmon1
Sources

Ancestry

Date27 Sep 2014 18:05:58
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3153

Charles Sylvester Lail: Gallery (19 items)

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress.

Object number: FRE 1491 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B...

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene".

Object number: FRE 1497 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B...

A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 388th Bomb Group fly in formation.

Object number: FRE 1508 - A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 388th...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8850) of the 388th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 1510 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8850) of...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97210) nicknamed "Jamaica Ginger" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jamaica Ginger, 563 BS, 388'.

Object number: FRE 1512 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97210)...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97105) of the 388th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 1513 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97105) of...

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 388th Bomb Group in flight. Image via Mark Brown, AFA.

Object number: FRE 6462 - A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 388th Bomb Group in...

An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8146).

Object number: FRE 7842 - An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17...

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed ""Li'l" One" of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388.' Printed caption on reverse: 'B-61555 AC - The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Li'L One" at an airbase in England, 19 September 1943. 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 7846 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "...

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Virgin on the Verge" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG, 45th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'

Object number: FRE 7847 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed...

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3262) nicknamed "Sweetheart" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG. 23262.'

Object number: FRE 7853 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial...

Ground personnel inspect the burning wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 388th Bomb Group near Metfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Burning B17 near 353FG base. 388BG - 11/43. Chamberlin's a/c?'

Object number: FRE 7865 - Ground personnel inspect the burning wreck of a B...