Charles W Aldridge Jr

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 7/11/44 in B-17 'Piccadilly Ann II' 42-102651

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102651

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Ann II
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 11 July 1944

Born

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men of the 710th Squadron ;
- MACR 6937

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 6937 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database