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Personal info

Full name
KIZER, Charles Lee
Date of birth
29 May 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
St Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
O-682881
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
11 January 1944
Place of death
North Sea

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph F. Kizer (father)
Lillian F. (Smith) Kizer (mother)
Joseph F. Kizer, Jr (brother)
Myrtle (Ellis) Kizer (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3504
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Lady Jean
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2376

More information

2nd Lt Charles L. Kizer graduated from Central High School in St. Louis, Missouri in 1938. He attended college and was employed at the Federal Land Bank.

He enlisted in 1942.

Russel C. Ford's B-17, "Lady Jean", from the 96th Bomb Group was seen ditching in flames over the North Sea at 13:50 hours. The cause for the fire was unknown. The crew was on their 11th mission and flew the group's first B-17 which was equipped with the new Bendix Chin Turret. None of the crew survived.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Central High School Yearbook 1938, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch