Charles William Titkemeyer
MilitaryAssigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23778. ETD. Transferred to 453BG as tactical advisor.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (44th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: 17062705 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Jenny - Lady Luck
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Battleaxe
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Myrtle The Fertile Turtle
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ohio County, IN | 14 January 1919 | Son of Andrew 'Andy' Henry and Mary Titkemeyer. |
Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 16 January 1942 | Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
Other Transferred |
21 March 1944 | Transferred to 453BG as tactical advisor. | |
Died |
Louisiana | 17 July 2002 | |
Buried |
Greenoaks Memorial Park Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 21 July 2002 | Greenoaks Memorial Park Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
Based |
21 March 1944 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/653016560
https://www.fold3.com/record/33968774/social-security-death-index-charl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84181626/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529195319/u-s-department-of-veterans-affai…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8044496/charles-william-titkemeyer
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
The Liberator Men of Old Buc
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp