Charles E Vonderlieth

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 #41-24491 while serving as Ball Turret Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).

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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 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13030895
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19078528
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-366259
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-726152
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12057315
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Saint-Nazaire, France 9 November 1942 Killed when aircraft was shot down by AA fire and crashed into the harbour at St. Nazaire, France.

Buried

La Baule-Escoublac, France Buried by the Germans in the English Army Cemetery at Escoublac-Cuy, France. exact grave location in the cemetery has not been determined.

Revisions

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Made connections to other crew members

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Lee Cunningham 24-Nov-2014. Burial event MACR 6012.

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Lee Cunningham 24-Nov-2014. Aircraft association and Burial per MACR 6012

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Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012. Burial information from German records contained in MACR 6012 folder.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 MACR 6012