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Charles Michael THIELEN
“Charlie”
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-701346 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17 August 1918 Racine, Racine County, WISCONSIN | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | WISCONSIN | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Mathias John & Emily Etta O'Connor THIELEN | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Navigator/Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Clerks and kindred occupations |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 October 1942 Milwaukee WISCONSIN | ||||||
| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 66th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 44th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 July 1944 |
Source : Frogman | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Quaëdypre, Dunkerque | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-15-DT - s/n 41-28776 QK*E
Macr : 7511 Mission Munich (All) Take off station 115 Shipdham, Norfolk UK Bodies initially buried in St-Omer (tomb 215 to 220) It is possible that part of the crew jumped in a parachute, and that the rest decided to land the aircraft. Out of fuel - Plane evacuated entirely between 1,000 and 7,000 feet around 3:20 p.m. Exploded on touching the ground | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St-Omer | ||||||
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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Source : Nadeen Sobottka | Graceland Cemetery Racine, Racine County, WISCONSIN |
Source : Nadeen Sobottka | |||||
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-15-DT - s/n 41-28776 QK*E
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| Major | James Dignam | CONRAD | Cdt/Bomber | Escaped | O-365492 - Né 20/4/1916 - Saugus, MASSACHUSETTS - Caché en France et en Belgique | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Louis E Jr | ZWEIG | Pilot | Escaped- Caché dans le Pas-de-Calais jusqu'à Sept 44 | O-691130 - San Antonio, TEXAS | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Harold Lee | BURGE | CoPilot | Dead | Bridgeport Cem. WEST VIRGINIA | O-697098 - 22 yo - WEST VIRGINIA - Fils de Homer F et Lucy E (Burkhammer) Burge |
| 2nd Lieutenant | John L Jr | QUAIL | Navigator | Escaped - Caché dans le Pas-de-Calais jusqu'à Sept 44 | O-739499 - Fresno, CALIFORNI | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Charles Michael THIELEN | Nav/Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-701346 - AM PH - Racine, WISCONSIN | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Milton | MOLLEN | Navigator | Prisoner | O-690448 - Brooklyn, New York - Broken leg | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | James Cletus Jr | BRUCE | Bomber | Dead | Bethel United Meth Church Cem. Dawsonville, Georgia | O-547126 - 23 yo - Gainesville, GEORGIA |
| T/Sergeant | Orus Ezra Jr | BAXTER | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Wetumba Cem. Oklahoma | 18193549 - 20 yo - Holdenville, OKLAHOMA - Fils de Orus Ezra et Rhoda Nell (Huie) Baxter |
| T/Sergeant | Cornelius J | CALLAHAN | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Long Island Nat Cem. J.14325 - Farmingdale, New York | 32316551 - 27 yo- New York, NEW YORK |
| S/Sergeant | Max M JESSEN | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 38267505 - AM+1/PH - Lack Charles, LOUISIANA | |
| S/Sergeant | Samuel R | STRALLY | Gunner | Dead | 32734072 - Waterloo, NEW YORK | |
| S/Sergeant | Louis F | SMITH | Gunner | Dead | Southford Cem. Oxford, CONNECTICUT | 31311918 - Seemour, CONNECTICUT |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - andrewdaft - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |