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DHONAU, Charles Mitchell Jr - Date of
birth
12 February 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Pulaski County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-813323 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
On the road from Haste to Belm, near Osnabruck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 9 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles M. Dhonau (father)
Lura D. (Hill) Dhonau (mother)
Jerry Dhonau (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37792 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 10417
More information
2nd Lt Charles M. Dhonau Jr. graduated from Little Rock Senior High School and was a financial institution clerk.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Little Rick, Arkansas on 23 April 1943. He was sent to Great Britain on 8 September 1944.
The aircraft was downed by a direct flak hit.
The entire crew of nine was killed and initially buried at the cemetery of the airbase headquarters of Achmer, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Cherokee Rose
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Vivian Rouschop via Frans Roebroeks