Military
The crew of the B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos. Lt. Walter D. Smith is second from left side kneeling. Pilot Charles T. Moore is standing 2nd from Right. Celhalopdos, was initially in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 330th Bomb Squadron, in Britain, and was temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa. MIA. 15 Feb 43. MACR 16372
93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) 15 February 1943 when temporarily assigned to 9th AF. Flew out of Gambia, Libya to target Naples in B-24 41-23675 Celhalopdos. Went down over Naples, Italy.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME.
Military | Captain | B-24 Command Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Lt. Charles T. Moore was a B-24 command pilot of the B-24, Celhopdos. He was Killed in Action (KIA), while temporarily assigned to the 9th Air Force on a flight out of Gambia, Libya, to his target at Naples, Italy, in the B-24D, 41-23675, Celhalopdos....
Group
The 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1 Mar 42 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15 May 42. the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, to continue advanced flight training and also to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. They...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos, flown by Lt. Charles. T. Moore, was in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 330th Bomb Squadron. The Aircraft was lost on a mission over Naples, Italy. 10 KIA. 15 Feb 1943. MACR 16372
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| Born | Media, PA | 23 December 1918 |
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Son of Joseph Luglio. |
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| Enlisted | Wilmington, DE | 27 December 1941 |
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Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Based | 1943 – 15 February 1943 | |
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Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Killed in Action | Naples, Italy | 15 February 1943 |
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Flew out of Gambia, Libya to target Naples in B-24 41-23675 Celhalopdos. Went down over Naples, Italy. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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| Buried | North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | 1946 |
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Tablets of the Missing |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 June 2021 14:37:02 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310763874 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:04:24 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p.76 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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