Charles Nelson Ballou Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), 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 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735753
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duffy's Tavern
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reece, KS | 5 July 1921 | Son of Charles Nelson Sr and Josie May Ballou. |
Enlisted |
Camp Crowder, Neosho, MO | 21 March 1942 | Camp Crowder, Neosho, Missouri |
Died |
Chanute, KS | 5 July 1998 | |
Buried |
Neosho County Memorial Park, Chanute, Neosho County, KS | 8 July 1998 | Neosho County Memorial Park Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 156 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia