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name
EDWARDS, Charles Wallace "Chuck" - Date of
birth
11 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia -
Hometown
Culpeper County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-854337 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
563rd Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 August 1944 - Place of
death
Brux, Czechoslowakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 36 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James T. Edwards (father)
Pauline Edwards (mother)
Calvin Edwards (brother)
Phyllis I. Edwards (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-1072020 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Belle of the Brawl
Destination: Brux, Czechoslowakia
MACR: 8287
More information
Lt. Charles W. Edwards graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with the Class of 1941. Prior to entering the Army Air Corps In Washington, D.C., he was working as a locomotive engineer.Bombs were away at 1246 hours. Strike photos show excellent results for the A Group with a tight pattern covering the MPI. Most of the B Group bombs fell short of the Target. The C Group reported "good strikes" but no photos were taken on their bombing. The target was bombed visually in CAVU weather. Heavy accurate flak was encountered at the Target and one of our a/c was lost due to this. Meager flak was encountered at Heligoland. 4 a/c had major damage and 19 a/c had minor damage from flak.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Virginia Polytechnic Institute