Name | Hannah, Charles Victor ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 38131737 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943, effective 5 December 1943. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 7 January 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Terrace Cemetery, Post, Texas |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 1608⇓ (20.558 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Garner, Walter Ernest⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Bern, Philip (NMI)⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Canale, Guy (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Daigle, James Joseph⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Edmiston, William Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Hawk, Elmer Russell, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Rardon, Edward Perish⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Anderson, Jack Richard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Hannah, Charles Victor | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Hays, Charles Reed⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Left formation after bombing target. Most of crew bailed out near Abbeville, France; aircraft crashed near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France; MACR 1608. Sortie Report⇗ |