Charles W Gafford
Military
Personal Estate of Charles W. Gafford
Object Number - UPL 49111
B-17F #42-30847 'Pegasus' returned to England after repeated fighter attacks on a mission to Germany on 10 Feb 1944. One crewman died in the attack and four baled out. The pilot ordered bail out and Gafford became a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 7A then was moved to work camps 3324-46 and 3368 near Munich from which he was liberated. The pilot was able to nurse the plane back to England.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37318587
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pegasus
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-30847 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / personal typed acct by Wilbur Haugen, a crewmember who evaded, NARA, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons pg 76
