Charles B Bryson
Military ROLL OF HONOURCharles Bryson was assigned to the 486th Bomb Group / 833rd Bomb Squadron. He was Co-Pilot on his first mission, on B-17 “The Last Roundup” # 43-37927 on the 6 December 1944 raid to Merseburg, Germany. The B-17 was hit by Flak and crashed near Ijmuiden, The Netherlands. Charles Bryson and the 8 other crew members were killed. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 11048.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760522
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36747223
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Last Roundup
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee, USA | 15 September 1924 | The son of William E. and Ruby (Love) Bryson |
Enlisted |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States | 11 November 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
IJmuiden, The Netherlands | 6 December 1944 | Died in the loss of B-17 # 43-37927 |
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States | |||
Buried |
Memphis, TN, USA | Memorial Park Cemetery |
Revisions
Recorded as Charles B Bronson in http://www.486th.org/Photos/Misc/KIA01.htm listing but ED-BB has confirmed that his name was spelt Charles B BRYSON.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11048 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database