Charles served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator / Gunner on B-17F #42-5435, 366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Warren County, Mississippi prior to the war.
When he enlisted in the Army he was noted as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-5435 took off, with a crew of 10, from England on a bombing mission over France. They were attacked by German Aircraft and were shot down and ditched in the Bay of Biscay off of France. The entire crew was lost in this ditching.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was decorated with an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 34275145
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5435:
Cain, Warden ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NM
Clark, Rene C. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Gibson, Willis I. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gillespie, Clarence W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Hirsch, Charles B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Markli, Robert G. ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, MD
Schott, Erwin R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sion, Fairen R. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OR
Spelts, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KS
Suomi, Einar H. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MN
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery. He and other crew members who were MIA May 1, 1943. Their B-17 Bomber was hit by enemy fire and went down into the English Channel and never found. US Army Air Force, Flying Fortress, Heavy Bomber.
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"TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery."
Whilst this is true, Cambridge American Cemetery, in particular, the Tablets of the Missing, is the Official Point of Commemoration, so the sentence is superfluous.
He resided in Warren County, Mississippi prior to the war.
When he enlisted in the Army he was noted as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-5435 took off, with a crew of 10, from England on a bombing mission over France. They were attacked by German Aircraft and were shot down and ditched in the Bay of Biscay off of France. The entire crew was lost in this ditching.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was decorated with an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 34275145
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5435:
Cain, Warden ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NM
Clark, Rene C. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Gibson, Willis I. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gillespie, Clarence W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Hirsch, Charles B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Markli, Robert G. ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, MD
Schott, Erwin R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sion, Fairen R. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OR
Spelts, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KS
Suomi, Einar H. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MN
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery. He and other crew members who were MIA May 1, 1943. Their B-17 Bomber was hit by enemy fire and went down into the English Channel and never found. US Army Air Force, Flying Fortress, Heavy Bomber.
----------
"TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery."
Whilst this is true, Cambridge American Cemetery, in particular, the Tablets of the Missing, is the Official Point of Commemoration, so the sentence is superfluous.
Charles served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator / Gunner on B-17F #42-5435, 366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Warren County, Mississippi prior to the war.
When he enlisted in the Army he was noted as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-5435 took off, with a crew of 10, from England on a bombing mission over France. They were attacked by German Aircraft and were shot down and ditched in the Bay of Biscay off of France. The entire crew was lost in this ditching.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was decorated with an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 34275145
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5435:
Cain, Warden ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NM
Clark, Rene C. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Gibson, Willis I. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gillespie, Clarence W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Hirsch, Charles B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Markli, Robert G. ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, MD
Schott, Erwin R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sion, Fairen R. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OR
Spelts, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KS
Suomi, Einar H. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MN
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery. He and other crew members who were MIA May 1, 1943. Their B-17 Bomber was hit by enemy fire and went down into the English Channel and never found. US Army Air Force, Flying Fortress, Heavy Bomber.
----------
"TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery."
Whilst this is true, Cambridge American Cemetery, in particular, the Tablets of the Missing, is the Official Point of Commemoration, so the sentence is superfluous.
He resided in Warren County, Mississippi prior to the war.
When he enlisted in the Army he was noted as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-5435 took off, with a crew of 10, from England on a bombing mission over France. They were attacked by German Aircraft and were shot down and ditched in the Bay of Biscay off of France. The entire crew was lost in this ditching.
Charles was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was decorated with an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 34275145
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5435:
Cain, Warden ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NM
Clark, Rene C. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Gibson, Willis I. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gillespie, Clarence W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Hirsch, Charles B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Markli, Robert G. ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, MD
Schott, Erwin R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sion, Fairen R. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OR
Spelts, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KS
Suomi, Einar H. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MN
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery. He and other crew members who were MIA May 1, 1943. Their B-17 Bomber was hit by enemy fire and went down into the English Channel and never found. US Army Air Force, Flying Fortress, Heavy Bomber.
----------
"TSgt Charles Beer Hirsch, is not buried in this cemetery."
Whilst this is true, Cambridge American Cemetery, in particular, the Tablets of the Missing, is the Official Point of Commemoration, so the sentence is superfluous.
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