Charles Louis Fincke
Military
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UPL 54874
1LT Charles Louis Fincke
Pilot
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
Pilot
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 488th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-48461
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 11 February 1918 | |
San Antonio, Texas | 16 October 1940 | 403 E. Josephine Worked at the family store, Ed Fincke Market | |
Enlisted |
San Antonio, Texas | 27 March 1942 | |
Other Combat Mission |
Cupello, Italy | 3 November 1943 | |
Other Combat Mission |
Berat, Albania | 11 November 1943 | Berat Kukov Aerodrome |
Other Combat Mission |
Eleusis, Greece | 16 November 1943 | |
Other Combat Mission |
Kalamaki, Greece | 17 November 1943 | |
Died |
San Antonio, Texas | 16 July 1985 | |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery | 19 July 1985 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA PLOT Section 8 Site 333 |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2080882:2275?tid=&pid…
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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=4999565…
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/487th_History/missions/340thMissi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22967648/charles-louis-fincke