Charles Christian Upshaw was born on August 30, 1923, in High Point, North Carolina. He was the son of Arthur McAllen Upshaw and Mazie Pettingale Rauschenberg Upshaw. He was married to Ethel Adams Rombach.
Charles served in the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Radar Operator on the B-17G #44-8140 during World War II. He was Killed in Action but was declared "Missing" on December 5, 1944, when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Gross Zerlang, Germany.
2Lt Upshaw is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Crew of the B-17G #44-8140:
Kermode, Donald ~ Capt, Command Pilot, POW
Gregory, Ralph E, Jr ~ Capt, Mission/Pilot, KIA
Meadows, Martin F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, KIA
Bruce, James L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, KIA
Caldwell, John T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KIA
Dorr, Earle L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA
Hillweg, Charles U, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, KIA
Mayer, Clement T ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, KIA
Meyer, Walter A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, KIA
Upshaw, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, KIA
Wood, William F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KIA
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov