Charles Paul Sierra

Military

Assigned 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

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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: 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.

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-31511 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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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