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FRESCHAUF, Charles W - Date of
birth
10 November 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Nebraska -
Hometown
David City, Butler County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-662770 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Custers
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of Schiermonikoog, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Bernard R. Freschauf (father)
Gertrude (Schiferl) Freschauf (mother)
Dorothy Freschauf (sister)
Margaret A. Freschauf (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24515 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Jersey Bounce / Marie Jane
Destination: Wilhemshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 3458
More information
Charles W. Freschauf attended college.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Crook, Nebraska on 16 December 1941.
The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, Missing Aircrew Report 3458, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.familysearch.org - Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – dfr / patootie