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MASS, Charles - Date of
birth
28 July 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32630617 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
9 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Harriet (Mass) Vuozzo (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30781 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Gdynia, Poland
Mission: Bombing of the port area
MACR: 945
More information
S/Sgt Charles Mass enlisted in New York City, New York on 14 November 1942.Plane hit by enemy aircraft, on return from target crashed in North Sea off Denmark. 10 KIA.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.fold3.com - MACR 945, New York, New York Birth Index
Photo source: André Koch