Charles J Ingraham Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102623 / O-757277
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
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 I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Atlanta, Georgia | 9 March 1916 | Son of Charles J Snr and Isabel [Bartlum] Ingraham. |
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Enlisted |
Jackson, MS | 5 August 1942 | Jackson, Mississippi |
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Other Baled out POW |
Zietz, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak POW MACR 11057 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Atlanta, GA | 8 February 1994 | |
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Buried |
Arlington Memorial Park Sandy Springs, Fulton County, GA | 13 February 1994 | Arlington Memorial Park Sandy Springs, Fulton County, GA |
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Other Specialist Training |
Sedman Field, Monroe, LA | Navigator training - Sedman Field Monroe, LA | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11057; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 326