Charles A Sheffield

Military

Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #425766. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Post war he was a foreman for Hermitage Mills until his retirement. He died 31 May 1999 in Camden SC.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Evald Wallace Eugene Benson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059061 at enlistment, then O-733589
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-5720

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous | Scarlet
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 367th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron

42-5766

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Camden, South Carolina, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 July 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

306th Echoes July '99

Date
Contributorssma43
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306th BG Archives

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 120 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 120 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database