Charles H Mitchell
MilitaryAssigned 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, baled out. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13251
MACR records that he was the 1st of crew to bail out, became stuck in a tree-top, surrendered his pistol to Hiltler youth's whilst hanging in his harness, they used it to shoot him in situ, he died 4 days later in hospital under interrogation by an SS officer.
Awards: AM, 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: 15088291 / O-711626
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Girl Crazy
- Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH | 30 June 1943 | Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
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Died |
South of Valentine, Austria | 27 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down. KIA MACR 13251 |
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Born |
Cincinnati, OH | Son of Carl P Mitchell. Gave his age as 18 at enlistment, real age 16. | |
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal, France | |
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Based |
Lecce | 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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