Charles Samuel Voyles
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 63367
UPL 63367
F/O Charles S. Voyles
Charles Samuel Voyles
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25-Nov-44 in B-17 43-37869 'Blond Bomber'. 1st mission. Unconscious and suffering from Anoxia, prior to A/C being hit by flak. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: POW.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104515 / O-826861
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blond Bomber’
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Depauw, Indiana | 12 January 1921 | Born Depauw, Indiana |
Enlisted |
La Fayette, Indiana | 5 October 1942 | Enlisted La Fayette, Indiana |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Plauen, Germany | 25 November 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Plauen, Germany |
Buried |
Sunset Memorial Park Danville, Illinois | 1 January 1948 | Re-Interred Sunset Memorial Park Danville, Illinois |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database