Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
FRESCHAUF, Charles William
Date of birth
10 November 1917
Age
25
Place of birth
Dodge, Dodge County, Nebraska
Hometown
David City, Butler County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
O-662770
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Custers

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
21 May 1943
Place of death
North Sea, north of Schiermonikoog, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Bernard R. Freschauf (father)
Gertrude (Schiferl) Freschauf (mother)
Dorothy Freschauf (sister)
Margaret A. Freschauf (sister)
Bernadine French (sister)
Evelyn French (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-24515
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Jersey Bounce / Marie Jane
Destination: Wilhemshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 3458

More information

Charles W. Freschauf graduated from David City High School in 1935 and from Creighton University in 1941..

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Crook, Nebraska on 16 December 1941. He received his wings at Lubbock Field Texas and was commission as a second lieutenant in August, 1942. He landed in England on 1 October 1942.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of ten men was killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, Missing Aircrew Report 3458, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census/WWII Draft Registration Form, www.familysearch.org - Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – dfr / patootie, Creighton University, 1941