Charles Samuel Voyles

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 63367 - F/O Charles S. 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

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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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

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