Charles K Gordoni
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY with 9AF USAAF. Radio Operator on B-24 Liberator 41-23810 'Tarfu' on 4th Jan 1944 mission to Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8342
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 7 November 1942 | 7th Nov, 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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Other Killed in action |
Flensburg, Germany | 4 January 1944 | 4th Jan 44 mission to Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany. KIA. MACR 8342. |
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Born |
New Castle County, DE | 1924, Delaware, USA. | |
| New Castle County, DE, USA | New Castle County, Delaware, USA. | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Section B, Row 44, Grave 56 | |
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 4 January 1944 | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY 9th AF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/704147588/gordoni-charles-k-u-s-wwii-hospi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358432/charles-k.-gordoni
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
ABMC; MACR 8342, Loses of 8th AF / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 8342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
