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OSBORNE, Charles Elliot - Date of
birth
3 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Hardinsburg, Breckenridge County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Madison County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36479859 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 May 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Elliot M. Osborne (father)
Effie L. Voiles (mother)
Thomas Osborne (brother)
Margaret Osborne (sister)
Izetta Osborne (sister)
Shirley Osborne (sister)
Harold Osborne (brother)
Paul Osborne (brother)
Morris L. Osborne (brother)
Arthur L. Osborne (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110074 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Satan's Mate
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
MACR: 5387
More information
Aircraft experienced oil leak in #2 engine that became worse over target. A/C’s No 3 engine lost its supercharger. A/C began to lose altitude and crew was ordered to bail out over the English Channel Pilot and copilot remained with A/C until the rest of the crew was out, and they then bailed out together. The Co-Pilot did not survive the jump. The pilot was recovered by the Germans and sent to a POW camp. Only two other members of the crew survived and were fortunate to be picked up by Air-Sea Rescue. After recuperation they both resumed flying missions.Osbourne bailed out, but drowned in the North Sea.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: www.findagrave.com