Christian Carl F.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Carl F. Christian

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

India-China Wing, Air Transport Command

Date of Death:

1944-05-15

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

Carl F. Christian entered the military service in Ohio. He served as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on C-87 #43-30593, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-87 #43-30593 took off from Jorhat, India on a transport mission to Chengtu, China. They never arrived at their destination and went missing somewhere in either India or China during the war. He was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Carl was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov