Bagley Charles Phelps

Name:

Charles Phelps Bagley

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-765218

Unit:

600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-11-30

State:

Iowa

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Plot:

B

Row:

38

Grave:

50

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart

Comments:

Charles Phelps Bagley was born on August 10, 1922, in Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa. He was the son of Frank "Mr. Audubon" Bagley and Edith Phelps Bagley. He enlisted in the service on March 10, 1943. He served in the 600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of B-17 #43-38463 during World War II.

On November 30, 1944, the aircraft was lost during a bombing mission over Zeitz, Germany. Operating from Nuthampstead, England, the aircraft was struck by enemy anti-aircraft fire (flak) and crashed near Großlöbichau, close to Jena-Bürgel, Germany. Six crew members were killed, two taken as POWs, and one evaded capture.

1Lt Bagley was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium. Charles P. Bagley's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 18, in the top right wing (section B).

Source of information: B-17flyingfortress.de, www.398th.org