Charles B Overacker Jr

Military

Commanding Officer from 18 March 1942 to 4 January 1943. He led the 1st mission to Lille 09 October 1942. Then lead the group to Brest 07 November 1942 and to St. Nazaire 09 November 1942. He was relieved as CO and re-assigned to the 8th AF 04 January 1943. He retired on 30 June 1956.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-790288
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Born

22 February 1901

Died

26 October 1983

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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306th Echoes Jan 1982

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Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014: Award association.

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Combat Crews pg. 137 & 144, First Over Germany pg. 1-3,9-13, 15-17, 23-25, 40-44, 55, 62-3, 307, & 322., / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia