Charles F Messmer
MilitaryShot down on 6/18/44 Landed in Sweden in B-24 #44-40159 'Battling Boops'. Interned (INT).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 18 June 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label of the "Killed in Action (KIA)" event to "Interned (INT)".
Changed the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to "Sweden” from "North Sea".
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database