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MOORE, Charles Peter - Date of
birth
1 October 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-694471 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
858th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 May 1944 - Place of
death
Stettin, Poland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas H. Moore (father)
Teresa (Fink) Moore (mother)
More information
On 29 May 1944 the 492nd made a bombing run against the oil refineries in Politz. They were first attacked by FW-190s followed by another assault fro ME-410s. They bombed their target and the attacks continued. They lost 3 engines and a fire errupted at the waist. The rest of the crew were able to bail out. Then the plane rolled over twice before losing one of the wings.The plane spun, throwing Moore, the bombardier, out of the plane without a chute. It crashed in a swamp near Stettin.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.492ndbombgroup.com, MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-11, Childress Army Air Field, Texas