Charles L McGlohn
Military
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Westhersfield Airfield, UK
Object Number - UPL 48274 - 1LT Charles L. McGlohn receiving the Silver Start from LTGEN Lewis Brereton 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF Westhersfield Airfield, UK
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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-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Miss Laid
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: La France Libre, Miss Laid
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Adam's Apple
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hattiesburg, MS | 31 May 1919 | |
| Columbus, MS | 16 October 1940 | 321 Main Street | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 27 February 1941 | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Couches, France | 7 March 1944 | |
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Other Wounded In Action/Silver Star & Purple Heart |
near Beauvoir, France | 11 April 1944 | The highest award went to Lt. Charles McGlohn. It was the award of the SILVER STAR DECORATION. On an operational mission on the 11th of April, Lt. McGlohn was piloting his plane toward the target when it was hit by flak. Some of it entered the cockpit and wounded him severely in the left leg. Despite the pain of the injury, he kept his badly damaged plane under control, dropped his bombs, and headed for home. Not being able to stay with the formation, he returned alone to set the plane and his crew down at an emergency field. Lt. McGlohn was taken to a hospital where his leg was treated. The citation speaks of "his gallant display of flying skill in the face of difficult hazards," but what is more to his credit is his courage to come back, to get into the air again adding his efforts in our victory struggle. |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Kall, Germany | 5 September 1944 |
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