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CHAMBERS, Charles Thomas - Date of
birth
22 January 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Cooksville, Noxubee County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34876610 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
548th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
North Sea, northwest of Terschelling, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Carlie F. Chambers (father)
Daisy Chambers (mother)
Inez Chambers (sister)
Bessie Chambers (sister)
Josie Chambers (sister)
Olga M. (Jones) Chambers (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38210 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Angel's Sister
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission:Bombing of the Deutsche Werke AG, U-boat yards
MACR: 13720
More information
Sgt Charles T. Chambers was a sales clerk before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on 10 November 1943.The airplane collided with B-17 #43-38639. It broke in two. The front half continued a loop and went over the top of the other aircraft. The remainder of the aircraft adhered to the other airplane. The front portion crashed into the North Sea and no parachutes were seen. The remainder crashed with the other aircraft.
An air/sea rescue search was made of the area, but no crew members were seen nor were any bodies recovered.
Both B-17s had nine crew members. All eighteen men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com, Clarion-Ledger - 1 May 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.honorstates.org