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JENNINGS, Charles Edwin - Date of
birth
15 June 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Richmond County, Virginia -
Hometown
Clarksville, Richmond County, Virginia -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-817686 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 August 1944 - Place of
death
1 km south of Hagen, 18 km north northwest of Stettin, Poland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 44 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Evelyn Jennings (mother)
William A. Jennings (brother)
Evelyn B. Jennings (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102502 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Politz, Poland
MACR: 8283
More information
Lt Charles E. Jennings graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1937 and worked at the VA Carolina Chemical Company before enlisting in the Army Air Corps.At 1319 hours a/c 502, Lt. C.E. Jennings, 339th Squadron was hit by flak over the target, peeled out of the formation in flames and began to lose altitude. The left wing broke off and the ship blew up near the ground. One parachute was seen. According to a surviving crewmember, Lt Jennings was or instantly killed when the plane exploded or was injured so that he couldn’t bail out and, therefore, was killed when the plane struck the ground.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards, 1940 United States Federal Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Thomas Jefferson High school, yearbooks 1937