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HUTTON, Charles Thomas - Date of
birth
14 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33735373 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 July 1944 - Place of
death
Böbber, 30 miles southwest of Hannover, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charlesworth Hutton (father)
Caroline E.P. (Thurow) Hutton (mother)
Shirley Hutton (sister)
Louis J. Hutton (brother)
Edmund H. Hutton (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97262 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Leuna oil refinery
MACR: 7808
More information
S/Sgt Charles T. Hutton was an electrician.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Greensboro, North Carolina on 14 Ocotber 1943.
The airplane was seen to break formation on route home with n° 3 engine feathered and bomb bay doors still open. It was seen to lag behind for half an hour before it broke in two and disappeared into the clouds.
The entire crew of nine was killed. They were initlally buried at the village cemetery of Bakede, Germany on 30 July 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Martha M. Williams Giggard