Charles W Newcomb
Military
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Object Number - UPL 34505 - SSgt Charles Newcombe
BTG, Jones, O. Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Damaged on July 24, 1943 iin B-17 #42-3217 "Georgia Rebel" and crashed in Vannacka, Sweden. Mission #11 to the chemical factories (Magnesium, Aluminum) in Heroya, Norway. MACR 132. Hit by flak, bombs dropped, #2 engine feathered and prop bent, hole in port wing near the fuel tanks with a fuel leak, #3 engine smoking and lost oil pressure. Interned. First US bomber interned in Sweden. Returned to England November 22, 1943.
Stanswood, MI
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32364219
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666770
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731408
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33220681
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 27 May 1942 | |
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Other Internee |
Sweden | 24 July 1943 - 22 November 1943 | |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | ||
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx