Name:
Charles Sylvester, Jr. Lail
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-682488
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-29
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, North Carolina
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Charles Sylvester Lail, Jr. was born on February 25, 1923 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He was the son of Charles Sylvester and Pearl Alice Buff Lail. Charles served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier of #42-3505 aircraft during World War II. A member of the Maupin crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on November 29, 1943 at the North Sea, 35 miles off Yarmouth, England. He is now buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.