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name
CHARPIER, Eugene Henry - Date of
birth
7 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36747605 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Nose Gunner/Toggler -
Unit
526th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Ghent, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eugene M. Charpier (father)
Evelyn H. (Ekeberg) Charpier (mother)
LaVerne E. Charpier (sister)
Adele Chapier (sister)
Marion L. (Schreiner) Charpier (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38058 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: The Wish Bone
Destination: Wesseling, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil plant
More information
They landed away, presumably at an airfield near Ghent. Eugene Charpier was reported as killed in action. Further information is not available.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card / 1940 Census, http://www.379thbga.org/Looking4%201070-1061%20p7.htm
Photo source: Jac Engels, Oak Park and River Forest High School 1941, www.knox.edu/99lives - Photo courtesy of Knox College Seymour Library, Special Collections and Archives, Galesburg, Illinois