Charles W Utter

Military

31 missions, mission #7 (28 Sep 44) crash-landed in Belgium, all survived and returned to complete tour. Entire crew returned to USA in March '45



DFC w/Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal w/5Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-97600

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-97780

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: NOW GO!, Blue Bomb Express

43-38236

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

43-38330

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gambler's Choice
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Missions

825

  • Date: 10 February 1945

821

  • Date: 6 February 1945

783

  • Date: 6 January 1945

781

  • Date: 5 January 1945
A B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal EP-E, 231767 at Mount Farm.'

772

  • Date: 31 December 1944

Places

Events

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Born

Westerly, Rhode Island 6 December 1917

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000/ self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=277