Lail Charles Sylvester, Jr.

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Charles Sylvester, Jr. Lail is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

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.