Charles T Schoolfield

Military

He was the 88th Officer to complete tour. He completed 25 missions on 04 January 1944. His B-17 was named 'Sis' after his sister.



DFC w/ 3Oak Leaf Cluster, AM w/ 3Oak Leaf Cluster, Croix de Guerre, Presidential Unit Citation, EAME w/2 Battle Stars, American Defense Ribbon,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13077741
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sis
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Baltimore, Maryland

Revisions

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Corrected a typo in the description.

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The 306th Bomb Group unit history

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force, February 1945; First Over Germany pg. 145, 164-7, & 182; Combat Crews pg. 100-1; / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia