Name:
Charles Raymond Elyea
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37550129
Unit:
584th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-10-08
State:
South Dakota
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
P
Row:
2
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
SSgt Charles Raymond Elyea, radio operator of the B-26 Marauder 43-34141, took off from A-50 Orléans-Bricy on a bombing mission over Arhweiler, Germany’s railroad. Although the mission was successful, just as they were about to land back in Bricy, their plane collided with B-26 Marauder 42-96271, killing both crews.