Charles Edward Van Ausdall
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 22231
Charles E Van Ausdall - Keokuk, 91st BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Killed In Action (KIA). Died in hospital in Wiltgensdorf, NW of Chemnitz, Germany, after the crash of B-17 #42-31812 "Destiny's Child", near Chemnitz-Borna, Germany. MACR 7281.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38539322
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18043858 at enlistment, then O-769095
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31252904
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17120493 at enlistment, then O-717239
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39410240
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Destiny's Child
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
12 January 1917 | Princeton, Minnesota | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
20 July 1944 | died in hospital at Wiltgensdorf, NW of Chemnitz, Germany | |
Buried |
22 July 1944 | Waldfriedhof, near Bethlehemstift, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 20km West of Chemnitz | |
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa | |||
Buried |
After the war, Charles Van Ausdall's remains were brought to Belgium, where he rests at the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 44, Grave 54 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
WWII Draft Card
MACR 7281
NARA Captured German Records :
German KU 2526 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
ABMC website
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 7281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database