Charles Spence Faxon Jr
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 51665 - 2nd Lt Charles Spence Faxon Jr, 736BS, 454BG
Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13251
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33921350
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Girl Crazy
- Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas Newport, KY | 13 January 1942 | Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky |
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Died |
South of Valentine, Austria | 23 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down. KIA MACR 13251 |
|
Born |
Ohio | 20 November 2007 | |
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Based |
San Giovanni | 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56372292/charles-spence-faxon
