Charles Francis O'Brien
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. George McVay crew. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) night practice mission in B-17 42-31760 'Ikky-Poo' 6-Nov-44; failed to hear recall, landed Cottbus, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10418
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14075693 / O-803842
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady : Screaming Eagle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ikky Poo
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stormy Weather
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Francisco County, CA | 10 October 1917 | Son of Harriet F O'Brien. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 8 July 1941 | San Francisco, California |
Other Force landed POW |
Cottbus, Germany | 6 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night practice mission in B-17 42-31760 'Ikky-Poo' 6-Nov-44; failed to hear recall, landed Cottbus, Germany POW MACR 10418 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 6 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Died |
25 December 1977 | ||
Buried |
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Colma, San Mateo County, CA | 29 December 1977 | Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Colma, San Mateo County, California |
Based |
Horham | 6 November 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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