Charles M White

Military

Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. Berlin mission 26-Feb-45; feathered No3 engine over target, fell behind formation, A/C abandoned Rakoniewice, Poland. RTD MACR 12770



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-718649
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Greensburg, PA 15 April 1943 Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Other

Baled out RTD

Rakoniewice, Poland 26 February 1945 Berlin mission 26-Feb-45; feathered No3 engine over target, fell behind formation, A/C abandoned Rakoniewice, Poland. RTD MACR 12770

Other

Returned to UK

Odesa, Russia 28 May 1945 Returned to UK by VE day via polish underground and Russians.

Born

West Virginia

Based

Metfield Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.
Connelsville, PA Connelsville ,PA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster