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Personal info

Full name
MOWERS, Charles Henry
Date of birth
7 November 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
West Leyden, Lewis County, New York
Hometown
West Leyden, Lewis County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-742764
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1944
Place of death
Court St. Etienne, 7 miles SE of Waterloo, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 7 16

Immediate family

Members
Eugene E. Mowers (father)
Mary E. (Payne) Mowers (mother)
Florence E. Mowers (sister)
Harold E. Mowers (brother)
Emma E. Mowers (sister)
Pauline J. Mowers (sister)
Charlotte L. Mowers (sister)
Bessie I. Mowers (sister)
Fanchon J. (Brown) Mowers (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-37756
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Roarin 'Bull
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2258

More information

2nd Lt Charles H. Mowers graduated from West Leyden High school and had worked at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California

He enlisted in Los Angeles , California on 17 April 1942.

"Statement by B-17G 42-37756 was last seen over the target with bomb-bay doors open. He was having difficulty in staying in formation with one prop feathered. They were heard to call for fighter cover and then leave the formation under control. Surviving crew member reports indicate the aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters south east of Brussels, Belgium. The right wing caught fire and 2nd Lt Charles H. Mowers ordered the crew to bail out. All men bailed out and survived. Charles Mowers was last seen in pilots seat, preparing to abandon the ship which was on fire on right wing. He crashed with the aircraft".

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Family Trees, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - DBT - Des Philippet, Arie-Jan van Hees - 303BGws