Charles F Jennings
MilitaryAssigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from the cockpit and wings down the entire fuselage to allow crew to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10695.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group 76th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Welford Park
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 23 October 1942 | |
Died |
6987 Marcouray, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from the cockpit and wings down the entire fuselage to allow crew to bale out. KIA. MACR 10695. |
New York, NY, USA | |||
Based |
Welford | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre Belgium | ||
Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | Son of Joseph A and Catherine Jennings. |
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