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DEAN, Charles R - Date of
birth
2 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15107698 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
Near Burgsteinfurt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter Dean (father)
Myrtle G. Dean (mother)
Carry V. Dean (sister)
Dwight E. Dean (brother)
Bryce K. Dean (brother)
Norma J. Dean (sister)
Virginia W. (Peck) Dean (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3415 -
Data
Type: B17-F
Nickname: Miss Behavin
Destination: Munster, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 859
More information
S/Sgt Charles R. Dean enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, on 21 August 1942.At 1515, fighters with rocket guns attacked the formation. Two B-17s, 2nd Lt Starnes ship and A/C 42-3328, collided in midair after one was hit by a rocket. Planes seemed to explode.
Of A/C 415 nine crew members were killed. Their bodies were interred initially at the Protestant Cemetery in Burgsteinfurt, Germany.
One crew member survived the crash.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com WWII Young American Patriots