Charles John Sullivan Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters and crashed near Chemnitz-Borna, Germany in B-17 "Destiny's Child" #42-31812.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Winton William Blevins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38539322
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

John Robert Butler

  • 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

Richard Henry Hamilton

  • 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

Richard David Loomis

  • 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

Anson Melburn Riley

  • 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

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Destiny's Child." of the 91st Bomb Group.

42-31812

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Destiny's Child
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

New Haven, Connecticut 23 June 1919

Enlisted

14 January 1943 Hartford, Connecticut

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

20 July 1944 in the crash of B-17 #42-31812, near Chemnitz-Borna, Germany
New Haven, Connecticut

Buried

Initially buried in Germany, Charles H. Sullivan Jr's rest at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium, Plot A, Row 32, Grave 22

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Associated media

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NARA Air Medal card on page 243 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143862213

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NARA WWII Enlistment Records
WWII Draft Card
MACR 7281
ABMC website
German report AV-1215/44 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238571 about the death of Navigator Loomis of 42-31812 has that plane’s crash location near Chemnitz-Borna. Confusion in the German records, and thus the MACRs of 42-31812 (MACR 7281) and 43-37264 (MACR 2783) shot down the same day. It's 43-37264 which crashed near Sankt-Egidien, 6km SE of Glauchau, which is 25km West of Chemnitz...

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-31812 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7281