Wade Bliss Charlton Sr
Military
Object Number - UPL 31107 - Lt. Wade B “Nick” Charlton,[ Vestaburg, PA ], 63rd Fighter Squadron. P-47M 44-21221 UN-C/ “Pinky”. Lt. Charlton named his a/c from the pink...
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Vestaburg, PA 15333, USA | 12 April 1923 | Son of William J and Nellie Charlton. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 23 October 1942 | |
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Based |
Boxted | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 11 October 1944 | Crash Landing Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 3 damage Lt Wade B Charlton, 11-Oct-44. P-47D 43-25312 - 63FS 56FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 9 February 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 25 June 1945 | Taxiing Accident Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 3 damage Lt Wade B Charlton, 25-Jun-45. P-47M 44-21120 - 63FS 56FG 8AF |
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Died |
West Mifflin, PA, USA | 25 March 2005 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
| Fredericktown, PA 15333, USA | |||
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Buried |
422 Dally Rd, Coal Center, PA 15423, USA | Howe Cemetery Coal Center Washington County PA |
Revisions
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Charlton&Submit=Sear…
https://www.fold3.com/page/83840656-wade-b-charlton/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/19037701-wade-b-charlton
https://www.fold3.com/image/543432393?terms=Wade%20Charlton
https://www.fold3.com/image/141233346
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124518807/wade-b.-charlton
Lt. Charlton was my father. I can get the serial number of his plane, but the letters were UN - C_
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
