Charles Clarke Mish
Military
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LTGEN Lewis Brereton pinning the DFC on 1LT Charles Clarke Mish
Mish was a pilot in the 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Mish was a pilot in the 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Pink Lady
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 555th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perth-Amboy, New Jersey | 22 June 1918 | |
Braddock, PA | 16 October 1940 | Worked for Carnegie Steel | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Beaumont-le-Roger, France | 24 May 1944 | |
Other Wounded In Action |
South Coast of England | 6 June 1944 | General Orders No. 106, 16 June 1944, Purple Heart is awarded to: 668th Bombardment Squadron (L), Charles C. Mish, O-753399, Second Lieutenant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received as a result of enemy action, while serving as Pilot of an A-20 airplane on a combat operational mission on 6 June 1944. Entered military service at Lawrenceville, Virginia. |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Husten, Germany | 13 May 1945 | Flew 67 combat missions |
Died |
San Antonio, Texas | 16 September 2003 | |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery | 19 September 2003 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Plot Section 11 Site 465 |
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