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CAMPBELL, Charles H - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1691647 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
419th Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1944 - Place of
death
Sankt Kathrein am Hauenstein, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 18 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Haiden R. Campbell (father)
Annie D. Campbell (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31523 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: The Barr Fly
Destination: Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7127
More information
2nd Lt Charles H. Campbell attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk general office before he joined the Regular Army in Chattanooga, Tennessee on 25 July 1942.2nd Lt Paul E. Gerhart:
Plane #42-31523 was flying 1-2 position in the low-left squadron. After the plane had been hit by cannon shells from enemy fighters the pilot tried to break away and head for the clouds. The #4 engine was burning and the fighters closed in. He made another break and tried to get back in formation. Then #3 engine was hit and caught fire. Two holes in the radio room showed that there was a fire inside the plane. About six feet of the right wing broke off and the plane went into a tight spin. It dropped about 2,000 feet and blew up. I saw no parachutes. In my opinion there is very little chance that any of the crew members survived.
William H. Kelly:
Probably killed by bullets from enemy fighters before our plane went into spin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
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