Charles Lawrence Starr Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUREnlisted with RCAF, training with them, joined RAF in UK, subsequently transferred to USAAF. Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'G. I. Gal' 42-40371 1-Aug-43; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2412
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), PH.
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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
- Nicknames: GI Gal
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Keokuk, IA | 14 October 1916 | Son of Charles Lawrence Sr and Blanch Helen [Morris] Starr. Cashmere, Washington ?? |
Enlisted |
1 October 1941 | Enlisted RCAF Vancouver, BC 1-Oct-41. | |
Other Shipped to ETO |
1 October 1942 | Shipped out to ETO. Joined RAF . | |
Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) on Ploesti Raid while TDY to 9th AF in B-24 'G. I. Gal' 42-40371 |
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA Plot: K BLK, 103 | |
Other Transferred USAAF |
Transferred to USAAF. |
Revisions
Added Charles L Starr's name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, UK.
https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28600358
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3636821/charles-lawrence-starr
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2412