Charles Robert Osborne Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton.
Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,
Object Number - UPL 52993 - 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton. Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Remained in USAF till at least 1954.
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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-760521
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dynamite John
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Eclectric, AL | 24 July 1917 | Son of Charles Robert Sr and Ruth [Hanson] Osborne. |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 17 January 1941 | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Died |
3 September 1998 | ||
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Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL | 6 September 1998 | Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1385