Charles B Birdsey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 25644

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42102525. Killed in Action (KIA).



Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 May 1944

Born

Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 8 May 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHerman Wolters
Changes
Sources

Photo source, Family Birdsey.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4576 / MACR 4576; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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