Name | Kirby, Charles Lawrence, Jr ‡ |
Rank | Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 31160438 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 17 July 1943, effective 17 July 1943. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 6 September 1943 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 29 July 1943 per General Orders #84, Headquarters 1st Bomb Wing dated 10 August 1943. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 775⇓ (9.803 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Riddel, Jacques Eugene⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Holland, Warren Benjamin⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Peirce, Richard Jackson⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Hawes, Harry Albert⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
T/SGT. Kirby, Charles Lawrence, Jr | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
T/SGT. Hamblin, Oscar Klass⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Saperstein, Harry (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Ross, William Howard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Morley, James Patrick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Ruch, Edward Fred⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑29700⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #2 engine supercharger trouble. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
15⇗ | 15 August 1943 |
Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
17⇗ | 17 August 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑5051⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Out of gas (both wings hit by flak), FW-190 finished them off, crashed in the Bois des Moines, 11 miles NNW of d'Airion and about 16 miles NE of Beauvais, France; MACR 775. Sortie Report⇗ |