Staff Sergeant Charles R Wilson, Ohio, Service Number 35277119, flew as a waist gunner on B-17s for the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group. He was on killed 9 Nov 1942 during a mission to St. Nazaire, France, in B-17 #41-24509, 'Miss Swoose'. His aircraft was heavily damaged by flak between the Initial Point (IP) and the target causing a fire on #3 engine forcing the crew salvo their bombload and bail out. The bomber crashed into the North Sea. Six crewmen, including Wilson, did not survive.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Charles R Wilson, Ohio, Service Number 35277119, flew as a waist gunner on B-17s for the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group. He was on killed 9 Nov 1942 during a mission to St. Nazaire, France, in B-17 #41-24509, 'Miss Swoose'. His aircraft was heavily damaged by flak between the Initial Point (IP) and the target causing a fire on #3 engine forcing the crew salvo their bombload and bail out. The bomber crashed into the North Sea. Six crewmen, including Wilson, did not survive.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Inscription
S SGT 423 BOMB SQ 306 BOMB GP (H) OHIO
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
