Charles Walter Lovewell | American Air Museum

Charles Walter Lovewell Jr

Military

media-55282.jpeg UPL 55282 2nd Lt Charles W Lovewell Jr, 452BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 55282 - 2nd Lt Charles W Lovewell Jr, 452BG.

Assigned to 729BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. 21-Apr-44; Weather was very poor, but the crews took off. It was completely fogged in; the ceiling was 1,000ft. It was still foggy at 14,000 feet. It was at this altitude that the plane ran into very heavy turbulence. Loss of control, caused B-17 42-39971 'Little Chum' to spin in. Crashed near the 95th BG Station at Horham. Killed in Action (KIA)

Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

452nd Bomb Group

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

729th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dixon I Wands

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-803719
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-39971

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little Chum
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Places

Cambridge American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery

Deopham Green

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Holliston, MA	12 November 1916	Son of Charles Walter Sr and Bertha Ellen [Phipps] Lovewell.
Enlisted	Boston, MA	19 March 1942	Boston, Massachusetts
Died	Near Horham, UK	21 April 1944	Loss of control, caused B-17 42-39971 'Little Chum' to spin in. Crashed near the 95th BG Station at Horham.
Buried	Cambridge American Cemetery	22 April 1944	Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot B Row 6 Grave 47
Based	Deopham Green	21 April 1944	Assigned to 729BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF.