Charles Paul Sierra
MilitaryAssigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Gaston Fox crew. 23 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Evere A/D in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'; Shot down, ditched in Channel, 3 miles W of Calais 10-Apr-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3939
Awards: POW, 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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802737
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fools Luck III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State | 22 November 1922 | |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 19 October 1942 | New York City, New York |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 10 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Other Baled out POW |
3 miles W of Calais | 10 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Evere A/D in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'; Shot down, ditched in Channel, 3 miles W of Calais 10-Apr-44. POW MACR 3939 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
16 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Spring Hill, FL | 18 March 2001 | |
Buried |
Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL | 21 March 2001 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 10 April 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to A/C #42-31511 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3939; son, Steven Sierra, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=396