Name:
Charlie J., Jr. Fowlkes
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, North Carolina
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Charlie J. Fowlkes Jr. was born on October 12, 1922. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #43-38128 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 13, 1944, when his plane was shot down by flak and crashed at Fuerth-Saar, east of Ottweiler, Germany.
Sgt Fowlkes is now buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Providence, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
5 POws:
Pilot: Bob Funk
Navigator: Allan Quinn
Bombardier: Rae Stokes
Ball turret gunner: Bob Lawrence
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Dobson
4 men who were Killed in Action:
Co-pilot: Frank Hedeen
Waist gunner: Bob Lincoln
Radio Operator: Steve Andrews
Tail gunner: Chas Fowlke