Charles William Brinton
Military ROLL OF HONOURLWG, Schenk crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Wounded on 22 June when B17 #42-3215 "Linda Mary" piloted by Lt. M. Schenk crash landed on an English field. The crew was returning from Mission #1 to Antwerp, Belgium. Brinton was taken to the 12th Evac Hospital at Redgrave where he died on the 25th of gas gangrene. Buried in the Cambridge AMC.
Duquesne, PA
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31077204
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31136589
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672799
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734916
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Linda Mary
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Duquesne, PA, USA | 8 December 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA | 11 September 1942 | |
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Died |
25 June 1943 | 12th Evac Hospital | |
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Based |
25 June 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Plot F Row 7 Grave 50 |
Revisions
All entries by ARowe95 are from:
381st BGMA
533rd Bomb Squadron War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
Fold.3
Find-A-Grave.com (Photo and information)
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Triumphant We Fly - Ken Stone
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 159-60 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia