Charles Edward Ashcraft III
Military
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UPL 26346
First Lieutenant Ralph "Kidd" Hofer, 4th Fighter Group, talking with his I.O. Lieutenant Charles Ashcraft before the first Russia Shuttle mission. Official caption on back: "Lt. Ralph K. Hover (sic), Salem, Mo., gets last minute instruction from his intelligence officer, Lt. Charles Ashcraft, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the 21 June 44 long range fighter escort mission with bomber of the 8th Air Force which attacked targets in central Germany and then flew on to land in Russia. Lt. Hofer, the former Golden Gloves boxing champion, was recently forced down in France. He landed on the Normandy beachhead and then flew back to England, bringing with him a German helmet and a copy of Hitler’s "Mein Kampf" as souvenirs. Lt. Hover (sic) has a total of 19 ½ enemy aircraft destroyed, 16 ½ in the air and 13 on the ground." (This caption has misspelled Hofer's name as 'Hover' twice.)
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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Crafton, PA, USA | 11 February 1911 | Son of Charles Edward Jr and Edna May [Miller] Ashcraft. |
Based |
Debden | 1 December 1942 - 26 August 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 21 March 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 1 April 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
Died |
Pennsylvania, USA | 18 December 1955 | |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | |||
Buried |
Pleasant Hills, PA, USA | Jefferson Memorial Park Pleasant Hills Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.' / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/4th-headquarters---ground.html