Charles Washington Baker Jr
Military
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FRE 5133
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Shot down in B-17G 42-102548 on 13 May 1944. While formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, the plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12125442
- Role/Job: Ball Turrret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
16 April 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, as crew pilot, 8 combat missions. | |
Other POW |
13 May 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) | |
Born |
Bridgeville, Delaware |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4814, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…