Charles W Cleary
Military
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Object Number - FRE 6664 - B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Hollywood and Vine" of the 453rd Bomb Group in flight. Arrived in the UK 28 May 1944. Originally assigned to 491 BG....
Charles died April 16 2004
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg?itok=TOZJahhx)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dolly's Sister
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hollywood & Vine
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Worry Bird
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Crow's Nest
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Leave Us Face It
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boston, Massachusetts | 20 June 1918 |
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Photo Courtesy Ernie Z. Frausto
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia