Charles C Bethel

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #4252570 'Sack Happy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sack Happy
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Louis, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5226 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database