Charles A. Mangan was born on February 16, 1924. He was the son of Thomas A. Mangan and Mary Toolis Mangan. He served in the 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator of B-24J Liberator #42-51871 during World War II.

On February 16, 1945, while carrying out a bombing mission over Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was struck by flak, causing it to catch fire and explode in mid-air near Haselbach, Bavaria. Seven crew members were killed, while the two survivors were captured and taken as prisoners of war.

SSgt Mangan was among those who lost their lives in the crash and is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.

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