Charles W Young

Military

Damaged by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31136 managed to return to England and landed at Andrews Field, Essex. RTD.

He completed 30 missions from 28 November 1943 to 26 June 1944. He flew on Lt. Ken Dowell crew. He retired USAF on 01 January 1972 as LieutenantC.



AM 5 OLC, DFC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

23 November 1921

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 8th AF Losses, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…