Charles J Deritis
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. 61 x mission. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Goy hit by flak in starboard wing crashed Gey, Germany 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10465
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Mil Bi Fe
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Gey, Germany | 18 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Goy hit by flak in starboard wing 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10465 |
Buried |
Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Based |
Boreham | 18 November 1944 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Born |
Monroe County, NY | Son of Vincent Deritis . |
Revisions
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Sources
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