Charles E Taylor

Military

Shot down 22 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7638 'Big Banner'. Prisoner of War (POW). Ditched in the Zuyder Zee.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7638

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Banner
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Westfield, New Jersey 13 July 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 22 December 1943 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 1714 at Fold3.com.
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-7638 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1714