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TRINNIER, Charles Marvin Jr - Date of
birth
15 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Macomb County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36584365 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
720th Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 May 1944 - Place of
death
Sankt Veit an der Gölsen, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles M. Trinnier (father)
Mary G. (Warren) Trinnier (mother)
Mary G. Trinnier (sister)
Patricia K. (Engel) Trinnier (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28975 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Factory at Wiener-Neustadt, Austria
Mission: Combat
MACR: 5457
More information
Statement from 2nd Lt. Julius Goldstein:On 24 May 1944 our group was on a mission to bomb the target at Weiner-Neustadt, Austria. I was flying as navigator in ship #339 in the left element of the first attack unit. Lieutenant Layton’s aircraft #41-28975 was in the same element. Soon after the fighters attacked our formation, Lieutenant Layton’s ship was hit in the #4 engine. The ship caught fire and the wing came off. The ship went into a steep dive. I saw no chutes leave the aircraft. The time was 1025 and the coordinates were 4750N-1610E.
Sgt Trinnier was initially buried on Main-Cemetery of Sankt Poelten, Group III No. 309.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Michigan Marriage Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, newspaper article