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Charles Malcom BAER
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Source : Hudson Louie | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-680382 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5 January 1921 Arkon Comté de Summit INDIANA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | INDIANA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Frédérick & Bernice M ORMSBY BAER Siblings : Leroy, Thyra & Dale | ||||||
| RANK |
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| FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Radio and phonograph manufacturing plant |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 23 April 1942 La Fayette INDIANA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 337th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 96th Bomber Group (Heavy) | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 October 1943 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Vavincourt near Bar le Duc Department of the Meuse | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-85-BO - s/n 42-30040 AW*A Carré-C
Macr : 837 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Champigneul N°3515
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| CEMETERY | EPINAL AMERICAN CEMETERY of Epinal (Dinoze-Quèquement) France | ||||||
| GRAVE |
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| DECORATION & BADGE |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Before the war, Sub-Lieutenant BAER lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. On 14 October 1943, B 17 took off from station 138 at Snetterton Beach in England, the mission bombed the ball bearing factory at Schweinfurt in Germany. The plane was shot down around 3 p.m. The report of the Gendarmerie of Bar le Duc on October 15, 1943. Following an air battle at 3 p.m., an aircraft bearing a white star on its wings in the middle of a dark blue circle fell into flames in Auzecourt, Canton of Révigny, or Vavincourt (according to the sources). While the rudder fell into a meadow 150 meters from the first houses, the rest of the plane hit the ground burning 2 houses without causing any casualties. Lt BAER’s body was discovered in a field about 100 metres from the plane. No identification possible. |
Source : Sue Fox Moyer | ||||||
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Source : Sue Fox Moyer | |||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-85-BO - s/n 42-30040 AW*A Carré-C
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| 1Lt | Robert Harold | HARMESON | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-421510 - Illinois | |
| 2Lt | Charles Malcolm | BAER | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Epinal (88) | O-680382 - AM/PH - Indiana |
| 2Lt | Vernon Edward | CLARK | Navigator | escaped | O-736622 - Born on 15/04/1916 - Baltimore, Maryland - Rapatriement par bateau Motor Gun Boat (vedette armée rapide)MGB 318 25/26 Dec 43 | |
| 2Lt | Charles Peter | BRONNER | Bomber | escaped | O-671236 - Bronx, New York - Repatriation by boat Motor Gun Boat (speedboat)MGB 318 25/26 Dec 43 | |
| T/Sgt | Tollie Gerald | BERRY | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 37385779 - Missouri | |
| T/Sgt | William Beattle Jr | DUNNING | Mecanic/Gunner | escaped | 32288613 - Born on 11/12/1915 - Auburn, New York - Repatriation by boat Motor Gun Boat (speedboat)MGB 318 25/26 Dec 43 | |
| S/Sgt | Jay Bertine | JOLLEY | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 17035621 - Missouri | |
| S/Sgt | Lester Willard | KNOPP | Gunner | escaped | 39184851 - Born on 13/08/1921 - Vancouver, Washington | |
| S/Sgt | William Boyd | HOWELL | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 34038449 - North Carolina | |
| S/Sgt | Robert Franklin | HENRY | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 33256368 - Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | JP Gentil - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |