Charles Otto Mainwaring
Military
Object Number - UPL 26666 - Lead crew of bombing mission to Lutzkendorf, Germany, pose in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8137. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group,...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions. End Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Girl
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Visalia, CA | 2 November 1922 | Son of Charles R and Ada May [Jones] Mainwaring. |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 15 February 1943 | Santa Ana, California |
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Based |
Molesworth | 23 November 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Tulare, CA 93274, USA |
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GENERAL ORDER # 620, 14 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/359mainwaring.html