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Personal info

Full name
FLYNN, Charles James Jr
Date of birth
9 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
O-690397
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Bulager Strasse
Wagenfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Charles J. Flynn (father)
Catherine M. Flynn (mother)
Mary C. Flynn (sister)
Murella Flynn (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31566
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brunswick City, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2375

More information

2nd Lt Flynn graduated from South Side Catholic High School in 1936 and studied at the University of Missouri. Before entering the army he was employed at the Weldon Spring ordnance plant.

The mission took place on 11 February 1944.

The plane left the formation just after bombs away over Brunswick after hit by fighters. The aircraft was 100% destroyed by the crash and fire. The bodies found were extremely mutilated.

2nd Lt Flynn was officially decleared dead on 11 February 1945.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch