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KLINE, Charles Roberts - Date of
birth
26 September 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Thomas, Custer County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Weatherford, Custer County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-693995 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 July 1944 - Place of
death
Lagny-le-Sec, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles P. Kline (father)
Gussie M. (Roberts) Kline (mother)
Walter S. Kline (brother)
Sylvia R. (Stinson) Kline (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50386 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Boots
Destination: France
Mission: Airdrop of weapons
MACR: 6991
More information
1st Lt Charles R. Kline attended college and was a salesman before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 21 July 1942.The aircraft was shot down by an Me-110 night fighter approximately 35 miles south of Paris on the morning of 5 July. It exploded and crashed at 0200hrs at a spot known locally as Les Trois Mares in Lagny-Le-Sec, France.
All eight crew members were killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
He is remembered at the Mound Valley Cemetery in Thomas, Custer County, Oklahoma.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Eldora Horton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Eldora Horton, Sarah Jane Gabig