#2 Send by 7/1
Charles' 100th
About Charles: AIRMAN OF OPERATION MARATHON - 2nd Lt, USAAF 447 Bomber Group 709 Bomber Squadron, pilot Landed near Opgrimbie, Province of Limburg, Belgium. B-17G-DL Flying Fortress, serial number: 42-37864, shot down by the Flak on May 20, 1944 during a mission at Brustem airfield (province of Liège, Belgium). Crashed in Neerbeek, Limburg, Netherlands. Duration: 4 months. Marathon camps: Beffe and Porcheresse.
After service he became chief car designer for Ford and then Chrysler. Retired in 1980 and became a sculptor extraordinaire.
Thank you for making Charles (hot shot) birthday special.
A video of Charles Mitchell recounting his memories can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eNIFTqRUCw
Charles' birthday is July 4th. Mail your card by July 1 to:
Charles Mitchell c/o Melissa Mitchell-Wulff 2111 Acacia Park Drive #105 Lyndhurst Ohio 44124
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