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FISCHER, Charles Harold - Date of
birth
11 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
St. Louis County, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37620980 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
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
Near Langenwang, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles C. Fischer (father)
Ida Fischer (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102915 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7123
More information
Cpl Charles H. Fischer enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 2 August 1943.2nd Lt Paul E. Gerhart:
Plane #42-102915 was flying in 2-1 position of the low-left squadron. It was hit by several enemy fighters at 1105 hours. The #3 and #4 engines were both burning, and about three feet of the left wing was shot away. The right stabilizer was shot off about three-quarters of the way to the body, and flames could be seen inside the nose of the plane. The plane peeled off and went down and out of my line of vision, and I saw no parachutes emerge from the aircraft. The exact coordinates were 47.50 N – 15.50 E. The time was 1105 hours, and the weather was solid under cast with alter stratus clouds built up on all sides of the formation.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
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